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Show pth Htffliflistafl Bookg of "MARK TWAIN." ninsraphr. Tho Personal oncJ LU-ln:! LU-ln:! oirnucl Lrniphorn CIcmcno. By ATc. Witt, latere. Com.ncnl. ?ri?.i Wr tins Hitherto Unpublished; 4-Wrnlsod, Anecdotes, oto. Three .MiwinlM. Harper Brother, L New York. m't iiin-t tho friends of Mark ffnVmlstnkc In selecting Mr. "be his biographer. Ho has so in nf humor and wit ami it comes !K ixSnt Play herein, that ! Lin himself could have asked SSnbSt2r than that the story if? nilKht be written by Mr. it " if however. Mr. Paine has -iv adhered to tho truth ?P As the dedication to the "if Mark Twain says, she had uniield the author's purpose lo rtory racr than eulogy as tho her father's life. In acknowl-l,e acknowl-l,e Indebtedness that he has to Mends and intlmatea of Mark Ur, paine writes: illl'im Dri Howolls, Joseph Hopkins Ch T. Cnodman. tnd other old MrtlifTieMToii)m so to prc? without ,4,1 word to you who havo helped w i six years and mora that havo sono wft'w eoo(u Low T hav. envied Relation wiU Mark Twain In those Vou and ho "went KlpsylnE. lone Next I want to express my wondwi ninitnew to sire me no unstintedly from ii letters and memories, when it Is In of man to hoard audi tr.inure for a jo those who follow him. And. iiat to tell you that I do not envy b, any more, for In tkeao chapters, one ;t. UirouKh your srace, I havo cona fib vou all- Neither do I wonder now, com to know that out of your lore that Kreiter uaeoMahneis (or dlvlno i u ho himself mlnht havo termed It). lOlhlns short of the fullest you could i memory would havo contented jour loflo Is nirnsurele."; and It I world-irr world-irr Is no land bo dlntant that It does i rome one who hau eacerly contributory. contribut-ory. Only, I seem so poorly ablo to J inlci lalo words. rst volume pives the early life Twain, of his parontapc. of his of ills service on tho river us if his poliir to Nevada with Ills jrion, who was Territorial Sec-liile Sec-liile Nyo was Territorial Gov-Lor'oi Gov-Lor'oi Nevada, and tho next two vol-&BiJ vol-&BiJ carry the story of that life to the Mark's life In Nevada is pleasantly 'tt"'L with abundant humor and gro-L;Wiiue gro-L;Wiiue fide liglits. His growth as a 'ViKtr, the stories ho told, and his sub-T2lBrJent sub-T2lBrJent life In San Francisco, are all J-JRv detailed here. Ills narrative of '9 srult rldo that Hank Monk gave Horace Greeloy is referred to here, 'Hi in addition is made to it, where TuB Goodman, who was going- East, was .SMjroachcd by Hank Monk and solicited alitMuk Greeley for a pass across the con-j3int con-j3int no that he could see tho country, r fMjiman promised, and among the first nthat he met in New York was Gree-'w'K Gree-'w'K Goodman accosted him, saying. "I ..re a message for you from Hank "nk." Qreeloy bristled and glared. idc&t rascal." lie said. "He has V Wfi wc ruorc '"jury than any other In America." It Is evident from M that Greelev did not appreciate tho l!aiiark,5 literary growth was constant, al ' often rapid His first great success KnS In his book "Rougliln It." Then, fll a more pronounced success vot, was 'Innocents Abroad," by it he captured M world. Tho great triumphs of Mark ! KiWalnasa humorous writer, as a serious nr.ter with historical tendencies, as an tig'.'pf'dlnncr speaker, as a lecturer, as a ij'Wkb."' are all duly set forth In theso "(a volumes. 8TIark Twain's home life was Ideal Tho between him and his wife, his love 1KW admiration for his children, form iT w the bright chapters of American -BnalJty. Tliere was nothing to mar ftMfcx?rt the long Illness of Mrs. Clem-JZWk Clem-JZWk whi.ch finally led to her death, an 7mPlra?Ie affliction to tho husband, iffii? ?ls nrsl made , by Mark Twain i jiwpSbnd was one of the greatest suc-f-'M?M ever achieved by an American. j.-Wm thence on his worldwldo llterary :nim was nsaurcd. Ho hecamo one of prominent members of tho great llt-ifS5liiC0,Kr,e llt-ifS5liiC0,Kr,e of tne United States, and M,ls brightest spirit. The triumphs ho i ? various times, tho great play IliBin?I.t n f""cy. aro all brilliantly XSiedJ,4 tll,s uoolj- rC"ey are well rc-"KS!1?3 rc-"KS!1?3 y Et-,cs of Mark Twain's old $ WL . lni,Ie r!-sl- There is here given J,d memorl''ll ot tho old Comstoek rBTZ S)rcle- which has done so mucli 8l0ry, of Marlc Twain's deal-l'K deal-l'K 73 t0,6cn1oral Grant in the publica-r'utt.i publica-r'utt.i ?l ,n,ni)Irs is one of tho TnthWn A'ncr,can history. It ap-.Jl ap-.Jl 1 ?rant was about to part with itelMZnZM?:, trcmondoualy valuable auto-tiDS auto-tiDS in i a ?p-r,! PN-tnnce. Mark b-kiBihAM l0" nbout it, and put forth JvSBt t I ,a,fimil,J' sc"lnr the con-3t'l? con-3t'l? Gnni ' n thc vrork- and Blvlntt to felriecSv1.!1!10 JTO8t royalty checks Mir rln5" bc,,a,f of ftny author, a K In huhKf (,onc, tho flllc3t PIMo !rel" 1oA,ibi0W,y of MarIt Twain. rt'Wni h? "c Icfl,to 00 desired. Ev-ilthJ1'?;,3'"1 Ev-ilthJ1'?;,3'"1 overj-thlnp is put ffllcrtAirMn,.p0EaU)Ie form ad 1" tho most !i'8iSn ?,nnn,er- ,The Publishers also jffiBthy of6 '(".fi;"!? an(l binding arc fully WWr fine undertaking which rworthV in i? a'toKothor ono of tho tff- Ilterar.v productions of tho "ill WlLpS AND THE WEST. WW?o!f.e te" M" Katharine hlii ubllnliwn, Clile:iKo. Hlnff, bf f,r " woods, of timber iKl'ly witii f :"K:: anl of 'Icaling prac-Tffllhtt prac-Tffllhtt on Iyvwt, RrowthH. It in put t-Wnc n .'5" "V a "I"''" in :i forest ,?BWtli oril.tn('lJ'Uc3 a,,tl pcr115- dj-Wb worn, " rc" i"pirs extend to tho ffiWilroT1- V,m'natlK danger in 1T. aM B .forvat '"'u' lh "arrow res-i!9Wy res-i!9Wy Mnrf.1!1? In', '"wit""-e. all form icu w ,,lh laIrIy ''-'Pi fSontH the Sltc for?";1 l,,c' "oct1" of the United Ihool-xH. i'T rvlco. Those who read Wl , lo ttSzl ' h,9 well rnwardwl, and thono a E?.nn VC" of U to 0l,,crs will con- OH u.'.i"1.' ' Story of Ked Men jind Willi Atfi ntriiMT J,"nK- " Townaend Hrady. VP U, Jitf.,,y yn.irl ljmi. rubllshrrt by f lea VPn(ry, Wl'IU:r' a,ul always - if 'he KtVl L ;-'ti'lalniiiglv. Tho scene "hie?, fhy P 1,1 WyomliiB of I ho past. M Hied rrn"'Jcr llfo Ik sensationally (ati'""rJ tbo Perils nnd troubles of OYhi-8elUorM :ir I'ly csemplllled. Jl ClitVr nf f Hlwr an! lhaL ,h0 i1 ttd hv a' Wyoming ploncor lu ab-TV'a ab-TV'a LftrrinnJ1, '"urdcrouB hallbrood and J, Utl flh?,11"8'110 Imlluns. A rancher ctWnU "Cl.' Iov,,r Captain Kennard. 0 IV.hiuuI, ' rac-ulns nor. (.ngago In iii.l nctopun,,,J thal ,,c ,1,IB Itnown Iho ml? ' a,nrt .th,,t- 11,0 battles so finely rr! llj "Ctually occurred. It In ccr-jtL ccr-jtL nit vigorous, entertaining JlBrmi Pr Stephen Clialmrrs. II- f1"' Ouilni; I'ulillfhlnK Company. Now WfWa 'i'16 "l0ly of a vacation. It 13 J !Tnu(.;?ry' f enlerlalnlng rcflcctloiiH, V'Hfo m CB a,1(1 t,f !hcerful sentiment. ne, i lf,oIlnP for a vacation !WaXlSU?k no f"rthor than this. It vi5u d rVi"11' atory of fresh interest, and 1 Uy( "cnt from anything else that iIfcthroia.Pir,carc'J' ln lh'n llnK- There Is Sm, out an titmoopherc of chcer-r'S.ry-il'IP. a spirit of abandon,- a IJmxiV. , " for Joyous adventure, nnd 'JSilBtlv vel" of humor wiuch Is im-Sr im-Sr or AracUvo t0 tho reader. Th P51B,wt ,,H. worIc "as done decidedly ' B roadcr3 wiU a" prulf!0 ?! tB!VrfnH' t,,e L?w' n3r Charlea Alden SMt LitfHl 22iiiP ?!" " c,,'or tr n- w- Auilek.' IMSE, rui,ahlns Company. Now York. rySPFi,l another story of the west, In JjjM "e ohi-siyie f,,ni,on Tnt. nullior PubUc heretofore "The SfS"R ders," "Tho Txvo-Gun Man," Iho TrJanglo Cupid." and other stories hinf VJS" ,ranff0 US8 1,1 lhe valleys, hills, and plains. There is In this the same open-hearted, independent characterization char-acterization as In tho former works or this author, every character standing on its own basis and every Individual being his own rule and guide. That old life was great, and Its echo j-ct survives In books such as this, and this slory Is most worthily and skillfully told. TEMPLES, OLD AND NEW. The Ilouie of the Tord: a Study of Holy Stno-tuftrlea Stno-tuftrlea Ancient and Modern. Including Torty-t Torty-t 'il6 IlIustratlTo of Modern Temples. By JamoB E. Tnlmose. Ono of tho Twelvn Apostlea of tho Church of Jchub Chrlal of Iatter-day Satnu Published by tho Church ot Jenu Christ of Ittor-day Sainta. Tho Doacrcc New. Salt Lake. City, Utah. This Is a well-madH volume. In which is given concisely a general view of some of tho sanctuaries of ancient and modern t mcs; of sanctuaries in earlier dispensations: dispensa-tions: of the need of temples in tho present pres-ent dispensation; of the modern temple ordinances; of modern-day temples; of tho great templo at Salt Lake City, a historical his-torical view; a chapter on tho exterior of the temple, another on the Interior, one on tho temple block, and a chaptor deals with other Utah temples, those at SU George, at Logan, and at Mantl. Tho concluding chapter deals with the offices of the Lesser or Aaronlc Priesthood operative In temples of today. There are many full-page platcB illustrating the Klrtland Temple, the Nauvoo Temple, the Salt Lake Temple In general and ln detail, de-tail, theso details embracing upwards or forty full page plates; the St. George Temple, the Logan Temple, and the Mantl Man-tl Temple. The historical chapter on the great temple In Salt Lake City Is full of Important facts which every one desires de-sires to know; and there is In tho same chapter a full description ot the dedicatory dedica-tory ceremonies of tho laying ot thc capstone cap-stone and of tho dedication of tho temple Itself. The epistle of the First Presidency, Presi-dency, the prayer of dedication on tho Cth of April, 1893, are all set forth ln full. Altogether tho work is ono not only highly to be commended, hut it must be gratefully received by tho public, not only of Utah, but of every part of the country where- there Is any Interest in these sanctuaries. Mr, Talmago Is in be congratulated upon the success of his work, nnd the publishers of tho book upon tho excellent form ln which It Is put forth. A FINE HARBEN STORY. Paul Uundel: a Xorcl. By Will K. Ilarben. Published Pub-lished by H.rpor t- Brother!!, Now York-Mr. York-Mr. Ilarben Is the great novelist of the South, his especial Held being in north Georgia. His masterly presentations of typical character and typical scenery there have made him a great favorite with the American novel-reading public. The characterizations in Mr. ITarbcn's novels arc mostly of thc primitive type, showing the individuals possessed of rough, strong passions and of a fierce personality that takes forcetul grip upon the reader by their realism anu their often unexpected strength. Paul Rundel. the hero of this story, has aspirations, aspira-tions, high Ideals, and a vigorous, earnest, earn-est, honest character that sets him apart from the common run of tho community. In pursuing his struggles, his efforts towards to-wards the realization of his high Ideals and aspirations, thero Is revealed with convincing naturalness his high spiritual nature, something of which is latent ln every human bring, and the narration attracts lhe reader's sympathy ln an unusual un-usual degree. As In all of Harbcn s stories, the end, after much tribulation, trial, and sorrow, is a peaceful happiness, happi-ness, so It is in this one. and the reader cannot lay down this llxs story without a higher appreciation or tho natural kindliness of heart and sympathetic feeling feel-ing of tho untrained beings whoso types ho brings into play, as contrasted with tho moro complicated individuality of the conventional world. The types brought forward by Mr- TIarben are all natural, all unaffected, all of tho most positive kind, well fitting Into their environment. In all of his stories thero Is a naturalness, natural-ness, a spontaneity, and an Inevitable charm that his readers have come fully to appreciate. LIVELY 'BOYS IN ACTION. The Younc Crusaders at Waalilneton. By Gcorse r. Atwatcr. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. This is the second book In "The Young Crusaders Scries," and In it, the young crusaders make their murk in the Rational Ra-tional capital. Tho first chapters of the book give a vivid narrative of interesting Incidents in the hoys' lives at homo, iho whole military company is taken to Washington and presented to the President. Presi-dent. Thc events of the camp at tho capital and tho experiences of tho boys In their eventful trip are fully described. Tho pilot begins at Portago and is brought to a conclusion by a series of exciting fdventures in Washington. Tho story fs filled with humorous Incidents, interesting inter-esting and entertaining descriptions, good, lolly fun and stirring events. Tho boy scouta of tho United States have taken a prominent place in the life of today, ad thov will cFpcdally enjoy this book. But it "is a book not for them alone but for the reading public generally, and is well written to meet both requirements. Dat MorreM'a Battery. By Ilollls Godfrey. II-liiMrated II-liiMrated by Franklin T. Wood, rubllshcd by Little, Brown, and Company. Boston. We have here a fino slory of achievement achieve-ment in tho "Young Captains of Industry" Indus-try" scries. Il is tho story of Davo Mor-roll's Mor-roll's storage battery that outranks all on tho market. JIu attempts to secure capital and organize a company for its manufacture. A crowd ot New lork sharpers undertakes to outwit him and get tho advantage of his work; but Dave's wits arc nlcrt, his frlonds arc loyal, and ho is able to thwart the conspiracy con-spiracy against him, and to get tho advantage ad-vantage of hln own work. A motor-boat race, a clover capture of a thlof, tin amusing encounter with an TSast Side thug, a wild i;haso across country, nnd a meeting In which the police take a hand, are all entertainingly described, and afford cxcltcmont enough for ooth Davo and bin readors. It 1b a right good, lively work. Nerl nrewr.ter'x Year in Ihi IMc Wood. ny Chaunrey J. Hawkins. Willi llliintrAllona from rhotocraphs br tho Author. Little. Brown, and Company. Publisher. Boston. This is a nlory of tho wilderness of thc North, in which the Bull Moose Is by no moans neglected. Thorn arc pictures In excellent form and as natural as llfo of various wild animals, principally deer and moose, and same ot thorn ure n diverting ns anything ono could wish to see. Thc year is spent in tho wilderness of Now Urunswlck. With his father, an experienced sportsman, and their faithful guide, Mosc, Nell loams the ways of the deer, moose, panlhor, beaver, nnd tho partridge. Ho learns how lo shoot, what to do when lout in the woods, how to call tho moose, and many other thlmcs that are not taught in tho books, ) In In troed bv an angry moose, and has many llvolv adventures, but in all of them ho Is Hie better of his experience and comes out as tho champion hoy. Tim Fourth "own. By Leallo W. quirk. With Illustrallons by Henry S. Watson. Published by Little. Brown, and Company, Boslmi. This Is a book in "Tho Wellworth College Col-lege Scries,'' by tho author who has Klvcn tho pupils heretofore "Freshman Dorn, Pitcher," "Babv KIton, Quarter-back, and other fine stories for boys. This is one of the bot football stories that has appeared. Boys will Inevitably bo attracted at-tracted by It. The hero Is Pcnflold Wayne, a freshman at Wellworth College- The boy begins with a high opinion of his football skill, but disobeying tho coach'a instructions Jn an Important came, ho Is domoled to tho sldo lines 7-arly in tho season. He thirsts for rovongo, and plans discredit to the coach, but receives friendly counsel and docs the manly thing, learning the lesson that Individual ambition must glvo way to iV-arn work. In Hie end. after thorough tr'nl and devoti-d snvke in various mwn!i?S.Pun,cla com,cs ,nt0 tll( Proper woik In tho proper spirit. Henley's Amerlcin CapUIn. By Frank F rhn llahed bv V u!f,d lr W,UUm W.trl,'? I uaned bj Little. Brown, and Company. Boston hovlf'qiri -?k ,rl,"Fhc Hartley School-32i School-32i r pr,es;' ln which an American boy does himself great credit in tho J2ncllsh school which ho attends. The bov Is hi nur,w!VuVe aml ,n0Bt PPUlar bo? ?,'l'Vi!tl11 fon,V Ue 18 dectod cap-,if cap-,if lh" s'ool. and In this position l fthe ? I Problems to solve, com-PV com-PV w,Jh tne doings of another American Amer-ican boy of a very different type, the son Sfi,3i m 1Ilor,alre' obstinate and irascible. Mnniy ,enora"t of English school traditions, tradi-tions, and equally careless of them and of tho customs of the school. The story hi largely made up of football and rowing pifh,e' f,n e-vcltlne aca trip, a vacation TnHrio111? .ou,nty estate, and other Incidents of lively school llfo. In it all the millionaire's son is seen at a great ttBe. and the athletic, manly ? r CM boy at a corresponding ad- in exilear1st,yJCe.aUth0r dcscrIbes 11 a11 REX BEACH'S LATEST. T1eM H:.t?T 5"X,D..eh- A""101 ' Spoil-Other Spoil-Other . lrrn,r' SllTr "orde." ami Other Storlev Illustrated. Published by Hir-por Hir-por k Biothers. Nw York. ,JLVHi ,s,a story for the most part laid In Italy, but with a sweep over to New ?nf .en,,,W,,,ei' ,ar? ""mo of the scenes. rnl'nntS'T.df CrIltl0n3' and llVdy rations It has much to do with the notorious Mafia society, ln which as one of the characters says, there is con- a century-past haired and antagonism an-tagonism to society, the Mafia being an anchronlsm Imposslblo except In such PtnV,ackMard Stat,c of society. Norvln Blake the hero of the story, is a young American full of vim and energy. Ho appears in Italy, and speaking "Italian .villi great fluency, at once makes himself him-self at home anywhere. Coming in contact con-tact with the Sicilians, and visiting their Island, he naturally learns a good deal about lhe Mafia society, about the feuds ana tho bloody vengeance occurring from time tp lime because of those feuds. As is to be expected in a story from "Rex Ljcach, there are a number ot love stories, and one of them resolves Itself Into a humorous situation, wllere the wife of a native supposes Blake to be In love with her. and she for a time Imagines herself lo be In love with him-then him-then when Die exposure is made and it is found that Blake is In love with another an-other woman, the wife seems lo regret this Intensely, and to be deeply chagrined because Blake takes her love so lightly. The desperate character of a number of the llgures who are created to exemplify the typical scenes, Incidents, and dialogYie of Iho story Is all well set forth, and lhe whole panorama Is fitted in with the skill of a mastor, as wo aro always assured that Blake s plots and creations will do. for ho is a master story-teller and fallB not to bring everything every-thing Into perfect unison and completeness. complete-ness. The present story is onc of his best, although lacking tho freshness of environment that distinguished his great Alaskan story, "The Silver Horde." INTIMATE HUMANITIES. Th Honorable Mlit Moonllcht. By Oooto Wa-Ixuna. Wa-Ixuna. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. This Is a very intimate story of Japan, by the author who has given us heretofore here-tofore "A Japanese Nightingale," "Tama," "Ta-ma," nnd other fine stories. The scenes aro altogether Japanese, thc characters charac-ters are Japanese, and the customs and manner of thought are Japanese. But even so the art 1s delicate, fresh, and charming, and throughout there is preserved pre-served a wholesome religious atmosphere, atmos-phere, not Christian, to bo sure, but none thc less religious for that It la a winning win-ning story, giving ono altogether an exquisite ex-quisite picture of Japanese life. Tho Plclurcn of Tolly. By Mary Klnp Courtney. Illustrate.!. Harpor Brothora, Publisher, Now York. Polly, the herolno of this story, Is a tantalizing young woman, who plays very demurely, very . skillfully, and very charmingly at the game of love. She is altogether an enchanting character, and tho reader Is delighted with her pranks, whimsies, and her elusive candor. It Is a very pleasant Btory, most entertainingly entertain-ingly told. My Little Book of Ltfn. By Muriel Stiod. rubllshcd rub-llshcd ly A. O. McClurs & Co.. ChIcno. This Is a little book In the form of a handbook or memorandum, In which tho writer sets down various little aphorisms, reflections, and aspirations. They are all verv pithily put. and the reader easll sees both an earnest desire to bo honest hon-est and true, and also a longing for growth ln grace and for helpfulness to tho human raco wherever this help may bo possible. It Is a right worthy booklet. Folk Tales ef Ka.nt and Weal. By John Harrlne-ton Harrlne-ton Cox, A. M. Published by Little. Brown, nnd Company, Boston This is a story In "The Knighthood Scries," of which Iho public has had several sev-eral from thc pen of this excellent writer. The present is a collection of old folk talcs, so old that thoy have becomo now. They arc collected from Sweden, Japan, Iho England of Chaucer, earlier Medieval Franco, and from othor prlmltlvo sources. Most of them have not been available heretofore to thc gcnernl reader, as their original form Is too difficult for any but tho cultivated scholar to enjoy. The story of tho Phoenix has been translated from the original Saxon, that of "Tha Lay of tho Bird." from the old French. There Is a Swedish folk tale, "Tho Old Iron Pot," which has probably never ben printed before oven In Swedish, but has come down through tho centuries by word of mouth. There aro other tales from equally obscure origins, and all aro emlnontly worthy of the accoplanco ana approval of tho American reading public pub-lic WILLIE WYLD IN AFRICA. WIIIIo Wyld Hnntlne BIr Game In Africa. By William James Morrlaon. rublUhlne House M. H Church, South, Naslrvllle. This Is a lively slory in tho "WH1U Vld" series. Tho active adventures de picted horein aro only a part of tho entertaining en-tertaining features of thc book. It carries car-ries also tho story of the lives, mannorn, superstitions, nnd conditions of negro life In Interior Africa. Tho horrors of slavery, sla-very, sensations of travelers of daring, dar-ing, of solflsh greed, contained herein, arc typical of tho barbaric conditions found by inquisitive whites. Au a picture pic-ture of a life which Is doomed to ex-tinctlon ex-tinctlon at no long distant day, tho book Is valuable, and it Is most entertaining tor tho adventures which it narrates. WIIIIo Wvlfl Lo.it In tho JuiiKlen of Africa. By William" James Morrlton. Publtshlns House M. K. Church. South, .Nashville. This Is another book ln tho "Willie Wyld" serins, wherein tho horo Is lost In thc African Junglos and has many perilous' advonturcn and hair's brendth escapes. Tim story Is excellent as a story, nnd yet It is fully as valuable In Imparting a large number of valuable, facts and instilling knowledge pleasantly pleas-antly learned, that will bo valuablo to the "young roadcr throughout his life. MARITAL LNFELIOITTJBS. Why I Lett My Husband, and Other Human Document Doc-ument of Married Llfo. By Vlntlnta Terhune Vmi de Water. Published, by Moffat, Yard and Compauy, New York. This book Is made up of a succession of stories, "Why I licit My Husband," "Why I Left My Wife." "Why Wc Aro Living Torcethor." "Whom God Hath Joined," "Why 1 T-cfl Home," "Why I Married Again." and "Tho Tie That Binds." The human documents, which theso stories are fairly said to bo, cover thus pretty much all of tho jars and dislocations dis-locations of married life. The stories are a series of narratives of tho topsy-turvy relations which causa disastrous results in inarrltKl life. They havo nppoarod in magazine form before, and therefore the public know something about them. Both sides of tho picture aro shown in the stories, real llfo In thc gnlso of make-believe. make-believe. They cover instances not only of the personal relations of tho man and wife, but also of thc marriage relation with respect to the children bom. The stories do not, of course, cover every possible pos-sible case, but at least they cover a good many, and they are all told with skill and entertaining skill. A RTLEY MONTH-BOOK. All tha Tear Round. By James "Whltcomb Itlley. With TwoItb Illustrations Cut on Wood and Printed hy Guslars Baumann. The Bobbs-Mer- rlll Company, Publishers. Indianapolis. This is a book do luxe, In which BUcy appears in a sort of calendar way. Now that P.lley's birthday has been ao generally gen-erally celebrated throughout the country, coun-try, this book Is important and of thc timeliest possible interest. There la a stanza in It for every month of the year and an appropriate Illustration In color for each month. The stanza for October Octo-ber la accompanied bv an orchard scent, and Is as follows: If I'd be'n asked for my adrle. And thought the thlat out, ca'm and sober, Slzln the months all once or twice I'd lu'ncbd tho year out with October-All October-All Naturv then Jen relied and dresesd With rlpe-frult-tems-and klssln' Jest New Invented! The book Is excellent In inception, form, and execution. The author has done his work in first-class "Rlloy form, and the publishers have done Ihelr best to meet that form, thc result being a fine, artistic work, sure to be popular. FAMOUS AMERICAN SPEECHES. Noted Speeches of Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and John C. Calhoun. Edited, with Biographical Sketches, by Lilian Marl Briccs. Assistant In the New York Publla Library. With Portraits. Morfat, Yard and Company. Publishers. New York. The author's purpose In arranging the best-known American speeches in four volumes which the American History of Literature series will include, has been to meet the needs of tho student and tho public library as well as the school and the college library. This present volume vol-ume Includes the most important speeches of the authors named. As a librarian Its compiler has found that the excellent compilations which Include all theBe well-known speeches ln one volume can meet the need of but one reader at a time, while thc same speeches arranged in more than one volume will accommodate accommo-date several persons who?e requests arc for different speeches. The biographical sketches have been Included for the convenience con-venience of thc reader and for the school boys and girls who are constantly asking ask-ing for short accounts of lives of great Americans. The little volume is certain to bo well received by the American public, pub-lic, for it Is ono of the most "meaty" that has appeared for a long time. ' A VANCE "MYSTERY." The Destroying Angel. By Louis Joseph Yanee. With HIuirtxatlonK by Arthur I, Keller. Published Pub-lished by Little, Brown, and Company. Bohton. This author has given thc public heretofore, here-tofore, much to its acceptance and entertainment, en-tertainment, "The Brass Bowl," "The Black Bag." "The Bandbox," and other stories This present novel is on the samo order as the others, with great rapidity of action and close succession of events. The hero has been given by Ids physicians not more than six months to live, and the heroine, due to a foolish whim, has placed herself In a trying position. They become acquainted unconventionally, and tho man proves himself a chivalrous knight. Thc two marry under unusual circumstances, then separate, and he starts on a cruise around the world to close his llfo away from tho sympathy of frlepds. But it turns out that doctors in this case as in some others, are not Infallible, and years later he returns to New York, as a ghost from the grave, to learn that his wife has nevor appeared to claim his name or estate. A search fails to find that wife, and then he falls In love, A narrative of brisk dramatic events ensues, and many complications.' the story being ono of eluslvencss and baffling progress. It Is extraordinarily well told and tho author fully maintains his high reputation as the prince of tell-, ers of - this sort of tale. " ' " ' " " A BRILLIANT PATRIOT. John Hsncork: The Picturesque Patriot. By Lo-retuo Lo-retuo Sears. Published by- Little. Brown, and Company, Boston. This is an excellent personal study of the great character of John Hancock. Those who have seen his autograph at-, tached to the Declaration of Independence conceive of him as a bold, sturdy patriot of great determination, and of a vigor of Intellect and purpose equal to any. Thero has been lacking heretoforo a sufficient personal narrative of John Hancock, and tills book by Professor Scars supplies that want. Hancock's carlv years, his school days at the Boston 'Latin' school, his llfo at Cambridge, are treated here with sufficient fullness, and then follows an account of his public services and his prlvalo life, all fully set forth bv the i author in complete sympathy with "Han-1 cock and with the cause which ho did so much poraonally to represent. Tho work details with Justice Hancock's career ca-reer as an important cltlzon of his country, coun-try, as a loading patriot, and gives an Impartial estimate ,of the place which ho holds and deserves ln American history. his-tory. Thc bool: Is an Important contribution contribu-tion lo American personal history and literature, and Is sure to take high placo as 'such. "LADY MACBETH' ' PROBLEM. Th HyalerU of ljdy Macbeth. By Issdor H. Corlat, M. D Published by Moffat. Yard and Company, New York. Tho author of this study into the char-actro char-actro and acts of Lady Macboth has shown himself to be a close student of abnormal montallty through his former works "Abnormal Psychology" and "Religion "Re-ligion and Medicine." Ho holds, (soe pages G6 and R7) that Lady Mncbeth's procedure is to be explained through "nubaonscious automatism." and he ranks that with other somnambulistic phenomena as accounting for tho close Unking of association of ideas that aro machine-like and automatic ln their repetition, repe-tition, A good many theses havo been written on tho subject of Ladv Macboth, all practically pointing to tho same gen-oral gen-oral conclusion, that sho acted ln a sort of hysterical, hypnotic, somnambulistic state which twisted her mentality, and gavo her over to Influences to which a normal woman would not yield. The presont book Is probably as close a studv an das correct a solution ao aijv, and It certainly Is well conceived and "well argued. POWER OF PERSONALITY, The Seer. By Perlcy Poore Sheehsn. Published by Moffat, Yard and Company, New Tork. This story Is a succession of scones in troubles and involutions. The book Ik supposed to offer a solution for any man's troubles, whatever those troubles fnav be. The slory of It is that n country preacher making a tremendous impression upon his excitable and easily-Influenced community commu-nity In the Impressionable South, is transferred trans-ferred from that flold to a position of fame and power In a metropolitan con-Brpgatlon con-Brpgatlon and maintains himself In a position po-sition of Influence and fame through tho sympathetic and hypnotic application of tho old srclptural truths, and Is able to sway men and women regardless of creed or raco. The characters are odd, out of the usual altogether and they havo raroly been brought forward to public notice ln literature. The swift development de-velopment of theso characters Is realistic real-istic and dramatic. Thc quality of thp work Is fine, the writer's Influence Is both strong and deep. It is a work of great power, sure to he received with favor by tho American reading public. DOROTHY BROOF" AT SCHOOL. Dorothy Brooke at Itldcemore. Bt Prsnrn C Sparliawk. Illustrated by Frank T," Morrill Published Pub-lished by TborrtM Y. Crowell Company." New York. This Is a book In the "Dorothy Brooke" sorlos, of which thc author has given the public throe volumes heretofore, and doubties ono or two more volumes of the same series will follow. Dorothy Brooko Ih a fine young woman who, after passing pass-ing through tho scones and experiences of tho former books, enters Rldgemoro college, and here again alio has a fine time, tho book depicting the reality of collogo Hfo for girls In excellent fashion. Dorothy hn tho usual struKglori 'and disappointments, but her sound heart and good brain win the day for her In the end, despite the coldness of thc dean and the generally chilly atmosphere of tho college. There Is a scheming and dan. gerous girl who Is "down on" Dorothy, but pluck, good nature, and ability win for her In the end. It Is a right good, cheerful story. AMERICAN WOMEN'S WORK. Womm In the Making of America. By H. Ad-dlngton Ad-dlngton Bruce. Illustrated. Published hy Little, Lit-tle, Brown, and Company, Boston. This Is a book of very serious purpose pur-pose and of much historical value. It Is a review of the part played by women In the making of the united States, from lhe first, settlement to the present day. The author, in the course of special researches re-searches for his projected history of the expansion of the American people, has gathered the material from which this book is made. The activities of American Ameri-can women ln the Colonial period, in the period of tho Revolution, ln the social unrest and political conflict pro-coding the Civil War. as well as ln the period of that war and in our own times since, are strongly and well eot forth. The book Is a. distinct contribution lo a special phase of American history, and Is put forth In flret-class literary form. AN EXQUISITE BOOK. Caldwell's Boya' and Glrla' at Honm: 8torles and Versea br Mary B. Mann, Theodor.t WUson-Wll-son. Allco Talwln Morris, G. I. Wbltham, Jessie Pope, May Byron, Helen Broadbent. and Others, rictures by Gordon Browne, It. I., H. B. Millar, Frank Adams. T. Heath Koblnson. Helen Strat-ton, Strat-ton, and Others. Published by II. M. Caldwell Co , Nsw York. This is a beautiful, well-made book. The stories aro new, tho iluslration are exqulptte, thc Ideas all through, both ln text and picture, are fresh and enjoyable. enjoy-able. Thero arc seventy-seven stories In the book, and more than one hundred Illustrations. Tho skill and art that havo gone to thc making of this fine large volumo aro of tho first order, and old folks as well as young are certain to bo charmed with this exquisite book. LITERARY NOTES. Profeor Charles A. Beard's new work. "American "Amer-ican City Government." which la on The Century Co.'n list for early publication, will deal with aiich timely toplca as tho protection ot (ha rltj-apolnet rltj-apolnet vice and crime, munlclpsl recreation, rlty planning, municipal ownership, etc., etc A second larce edition of Alice Heran Rice'.-, new slory, "A Bomancn of Bllly-Goat HIH," wis necessary to supply advance order. The book was Issued Septenibor IB hy The Century Co. "The Sampo." by James Baldwin, aulhor ot "A Slory of the Golden Are." Is the- wonderful lalo of the cxplollR and adventures ot th heroes and heroines of (he preat Finnish epic, the Kale-vala. Kale-vala. For thn first time the ntorloa nf lhe forcing forc-ing of the Sampo, the com line of tha Maid of Beauty, thc neld of jerpents the treo of matin, of the deeds of Wjluatnolncn the Minstrel and of Umarlncil the smith are lold In clear nnd rlrld English for the delight of all lovers of heroic adventure nnd ot the lore nf th North. Thin sreat hero story la Illustrated superbly hy N. C. Wyelh. whose pictures for "Treasure Island" Is-land" and many other books hare placed him among the first of modern Illustrators. Little. Brown i- Co. announco that th first edition of n. Jf. Bnwer'a new norel, "Good Indian," In-dian," wan larffer than the first flvo editions of this Wesetrn author' previous book. "fOnesom Land." yet the first edition was entirely x-hausted x-hausted hy advance order and a second larse edition edi-tion has already been printed. H. H. PowerVn "Momlnc With Masters of Art," publlahed September I3, la an Interpretation Interpreta-tion of tho development of Christian art from the tlmo nf Conulantlne to the death of Michael An-xolo. An-xolo. Tho book la handsomely Illustrated with one hundred and twenty-five half tone reproductions reproduc-tions of some of tho work of the most famous artists. The tablo ot conlonts Is ae follows "The Afterglow of Greece," "How Art Became Chrlsllnn." "Tho Burttlng of the Bonds." "Tho First of the Modern." "Tho Larger Vision," "The Protest of ralth." "Thn norolt Against the Church." "The New Paganism and th Old Faith." "The Contribution of Piss." "Ohlbertl. the Palnlcr In Bronte." "Tho New Science." "Leonardo, tho Msnlclan of tho Renaissance." "Umbrla and Her Artist," "naphnrl In Rome." "Art In the School of Loronro and Savonarola." "The Great Pope." "His Tomb and His Chapel," nnd "Alt Transcendent.' The Century Co. will Issue Helen N'lcolay's "Personal Traits of Abraham Lincoln." October 1th. The work, It Is Interesting to know, waa rsrUed by Lincoln's son. Robert Lincoln, in manuscript. Probably the blggMt undertaking on Messrs. Henry Holt and Company' Fall list la Burton Egbert Stevenson' remarkably Inclusive "Horn Book of Verse." which tho publisher and editor believe will be tha biggest collection of English and American author ever brought together In a single volump. Including as It will rome 4000 poems from some IMo wrttora: but taking advantage advan-tage of the possibilities of printing on India paper, lh whole will he eomprtaed In a volume but two Inches thick and yot all In clear, good-alreJ good-alreJ type. One of thf many Interesting features will be 'the arrangement In happy Juxtaposition of suoh poem a "The Lady Poverty," hy Jacob Fischer, followed hy "The Lady Poverty." by Alice Mernell "Opportunity," by J. J. Incallt, followed by th reply written by Judg Walter Malone "The Mn With the Ho." hy Kdwln Markhatn. followed by the reply by John Vance Cheney "Reslgnstlon," by H. W. Lnngfallow. followed by "Afterward," the reply written by Elliabeth 8tuart Thelps Ward, |