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Show IE COMPARISON OF REPUBLICS. ) Tlic Two Grc.it Republics, Homo nnd tho United I Stairs. By Jamca Hamilton Low In, rubllaliod I by Rami, McSally & Company, CblraRO, Sir. LcwiH, who Is a United Stntos Sen- l ator from Illinois, lias liere brought Into I distinct comparison. In tumoral and in do- f tall, the Roman Republic and tho Repub- ! Ifc of the United States. His purpose Is I; to compare conditions as existing In tho United States that should give warning . bv reason of tho results of similar con-: con-: dltlons at Rome which proved disastrous ! to that republic. Ho Is anxious to bring to the notice, and awaken the interest of American readers in those things that were inimical to Rome, and to enforce 1 tho lesson that such things will bo in- ! imlcal to the United States. As compared r with larger narrations, the importance of some events has been minimized to such I an extent that they -have been passed ! over with a mere notice, while others that, have appeared to other historians of less Interest have been treated at length, so as to bring out more fully the purpose of the author, The work is well done, the purpose announced an-nounced Is kept in view constantlv. and i the comparisons which IVlr. JLewIs draws are well worthy of the attention of the American people. It Is a good work, well planned, properly wrought out, and a warning that seems both advisable and nnccfsury to give. I A ROMANCE OF THE SOUTH SEAS. Maratna: a Talo of tho South Pacific. By Ralph Stock,. Author of "Tho Confcwlona of a Tenderfoot," Tender-foot," nnd Other Stories. With IllustrntlonB hy Henry Roth. Published by Little, Brown, ii oil Company, Boston. This is a story which exhales tho very breath of the South Seas and is redolent with charm and "atmosphere." It is the story of I1arama Thurston, who on returning re-turning from JSnglnnd where she has been educated in a girls boarding school, to her home in the Fijian Islands, discovers dis-covers for the first time that Iter mother was a native. The descriptions -of Fiji are as fascinating as they are realistic, many being word pictures of actual scenes: for, unlike other stories of the South Seas, this is a true picture, depicting depict-ing life in the islands as it really exists today. Although Ralph Stock is no imitator. imi-tator. "Mai'ama" recalls some of Robert Louis Stevenson's best talcs. The author, an educated young Englishman of unusual intelligence and perspicacity, who was once made a chief in Fiji, exhibits tho keen, wonderful grasp of life and conditions condi-tions in the South Seas which actual knowledge alone can furnish. His vivid story of a beautiful, educated girl who suddenly learns that she is a half-caste, and the complications that follow when Mamma and Craig Tempjeton, an Englishman Eng-lishman who Is hiding in the Fijian Islands Is-lands to escape the law, fall in love with each other, will enlist the interest and f-ympathy of every reader. The story will ensure to the author a high place among writers of wholesome romance and adventure. ad-venture. A H OLIVIA N DAY STORY. The Rainy Dny Railroad "War. By Holnmn Day. Illustrated. Published by Harper & Brothers, Nnw York. Tills author Is great in writing stories of Maine. His former works. "The Eagle's Badge." "Xing Spruce," "Squire Phln," and others, are the very classics of our most Eastern State. They are enjoyable in very high degree, and one can hardly miss In praising them, for they deserve Mfihcst encomiums. This is a story for the younger readers. The scenes are laid In the Maine woods, the same as where the author laid his scenes in "The Eagle's Badge." There is an exciting contest between the lumber barons and the builders of a little six-mile six-mile railroad. Rodney Parker, a young engineer not long out of college, who has shown evidences of being able to handle men as well as machinery, Is given charge of (lie job. He is told to do his best and not to bother his employers. How he does It, the fights that he wins, the unruly natures na-tures that ho conquers, tho high successes that he achieves, are all told In thlti book. Any healthy boy Is sure to enjoy it, and boys of older years are also sure to appreciate appre-ciate the narration of unconquerable pluck, determination, and success herein contained. con-tained. MORE OF "WAliLING-F ORD. Watlhigforrt and Blncklo Djuv. By Gcorgo Randolph Ran-dolph Chrjiter. Tho Bobbii-Mcrrlll Company, PuhllKlmrp, Indianapolis. This book Is by I ho author of the Wal-Hngford Wal-Hngford series, including "Young Walllng-ford." Walllng-ford." "Five Thousand an Hour," "The Jingo Walllngford in His Prime," and others. Tho characters in this book, therefore, need no Introduction, but even those who know them best will marvel at tho temerity temeri-ty and craftiness of their latest escapades in the world of crooked business. They have apalh tho miraculous astuteness of brain and coolness of nerve unparalleled heretofore. They stalk into every camp of tholr iblttercst enemies former victims and fleece them with the same ease and celerity as if they were new to the game. Walllngford appears here at his best, and Blacklc, vested with new Importance, 5a playing a moro active and audacious part than ever before .Lively reading, though of evil tendency. NOTED ABORIGINAL CHIEFS. Book of Indian Braves. By Kato DIcldnKOn SwoolEor. Illustrated by Grnco Alfred WllllRins. Published by Ilnrpcr & BroLlierc, Now York. This Is a book highly appreciative of the noble characters of famous Indians, whose lives aro sketched herein and whose cause Is sot forth with a sympathetic sympa-thetic force and appeal that cannot be resisted. re-sisted. "We have here sketches of "Powhatan, "Pow-hatan, Emperor of Thirty Tribes:" "Osceola, "Os-ceola, War-Chief of the Seminoles;" "Sequoyah, "Se-quoyah, the Cherokee Cadmus;" "King Philip, Hero of the Wampanoags." "Joseph, Patriot of the Noz Perccs;" "Sitting Bull. Mcdiclnc-Man of the Sioux," and "Pontlac, Conspirator of the Ottawas." All of these Indian Chiefs are eminently worthy of tho lofty niche In which this author places them There are other Indians who could also be put on the same high level, as Logan. To-cumseh, To-cumseh, Massasolt, Black Hawk, Wash-aklo, Wash-aklo, and others that could be named. But it is good to see even some of the great names of the red men rescued from oblivion in this way.' SONGS OF DEMOCRACY. Tho Uncommon Commoner, sind Similar Songs of Democracy. By Edmund Vanco Cooke, Author of "Chronicles ot tho Ltltlo Tot." "Impertinent Pooms." "Rimes to Bo Read," "Biseballogy," etc, Dodgo Publishing Company. New York. The author explains that none of these songs were written simply for tho purpose pur-pose of expressing democracy; still less were they all written for tho purpose o malting a volume with democracy as the main note. Tie states that the democracy democ-racy is there because 'he could not express ex-press himself and keep it out. Tho versos have been chosen from various periods of his writing for a score of years, and many of them have had publication in tho best periodicals. The contents include in-clude "Songs of Citizens and State," "Songs of the Humbler Heroes," "Songs of Struggle and Strength," "Songs of Efficient Ef-ficient Folk," "Songs of a Newer Heaven and a Better Earth," and "Snogs of Time and Place." They are fairly done, with full devotion to the basic themo that the author gives expression to in fervent poesy. A LIVELY BOYS' CLUB. Tho Roaring T-itona; or, the Famous Club of Aoh-bury. Aoh-bury. By James Otla. Illustrated. Published by Harpor & Brotheni, New York. This is a story of a boys' club' and Its procedure. There Is an abundance of fun and lively doings described within the covers of It, and at the same time it abounds In good Instruction in parliamentary parliamen-tary procedure. The boys do not hold too strictly to this, to bo sure, but still there Is enough of it. to set youngsters to thinking. Tho activities of the boys, tho stunts that they set for each other, tho way that these stunts aro fulfilled, all make most pleasant and entertaining reading for the youths. A FINE STORY BY MARRIOTT. The Wondrous Wife. By Charlrn Marriott. Th Bohbs-Morrlll Company, Publishers, Tiulliin-npoll.i. Tiulliin-npoll.i. Mr. Marriott has mado many successful success-ful ventures In publication heretofore, his most recent and distinguished one until un-til now having been his story, "The Catfish." Cat-fish." which was received with unbounded approval by the critics both in this country coun-try and in England. The present story Is a serious, purposeful, distinctive novel, of the finest literary flavor. It in a life story, dealing with characters who are real and sympathetic. It possesses all of those characteristics that caused Its predecessor, pre-decessor, "The Cattish," to meet such, approval from tho. literary critics. It be-gins be-gins with the separation (but not divorce) of a man and his wife, the guilt of broken marriage vows being his; but as usual in such cases the wife soon at tracts an admirer to herself. The story Is full of complications and of philosophy, all strongly treated. It Is certain that there Is no writer of tho present day with a surer grasp of complicated compli-cated psychology, and no one who can convey the whole meaning of a character or place with such Imaginative force In a single "phrase as Mr. Marriott can do. There is no one whose imagination Is so vvld or who pierces so certainly to the heart of that which he Is describing: and his quality In this leaves one completely satisfied. It Is an emotional story, without with-out pushing into it anything extraneous to mar tho beauty of the plot, and without with-out any especial doctrine to Inculcate that might detract the attention of the reader from the story itself. Therefore, It meets the most artistic requirements, and tho reader will be thoroughly pleased with it. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ROMANCE Because You Aro You, By Kato WhltlDg Putch. IlluntratlonH and Decorations by John. Rao. Published Pub-lished by Dodd. Mend and Company, New York. This Is a charming novel In which a girl tells the story, and Is the instigator and active agency in bringing about the desired relations and their pleasant episodes, epi-sodes, reflections, and happiness. The girl finds her "painter man," makes up to him in the most agreeable way, and he reciprocates cordially, as a young and ardent artist Is pretty sure to do. They have many pleasant strolls together, they visit charming places along the coast, find cozy nests and agrceablo hiding places, and the descriptions of those are altogether alluring. The narrator takes tho reader fully Into her confidence, and so phrases her procedure that sympathy with her Is assured from the first to the last. She is a lively character, and her little plans work out to an enchanting success In every respect, The publishers have made an unusually fine volumo of It, and nothing neater is to be seen in this . line from any publishing house. A NEW SHERLOCK HOLMES. The Remarkable Adventures of Christopher Poe. By Robert Carlton Brown Illustrated by M. Wilson Craig. Published by V. (i. Browne it Co., Chicago. This Is a mystery story, in which, as is fairly claimed, a second Sherlock Holmes is very cleverly and Interestingly created. One afternoon after closing hours the big Merchants' National Bank of Boston was entered 'by a robber, the watchman was bound, gagged, and chloroformed, and the safo entirely ' looted. No sign of a clue waa found; not even circumstantial evidence, evi-dence, which Is defined by tho darkey as "leaving the fedders lying around after you have ot de chicken." Christopher Poe waa put upon the case, and In running the criminal down tho scene shifted from Boston Bos-ton to New York, and then to New Orleans Or-leans and Paris. How Christopher does it all makes one of the most Ingenious stories" sto-ries" that has appeared for a long time. Tho publishers have put the work forth In cxcollont stylo, and the reader Is sure to enjoy the book' from the first' pago to the last. SELF-MASTERY SUFFICES. A Maiilor'c DoKre.e. By Margaret 11111 McCwrtor. Author ot "Tho Prlco ot tho Prairie." "A Wall of Men," "Tho Tciico of the Solomon Vnl-loy," Vnl-loy," and Other Stories. IlIiir.lintlon.i In Color, by W. D. tloldbook. Publ lulled by A. C. Mo-Cluir. Mo-Cluir. & Co., Chicago. "A Master's Degree" Is a story located at Sunrise College, and Professor Vincent Burgess. A. B. from Boston, comes newly to be Instructor iu Greek. Vic Burleigh, an overgrown Kansas boy, comes to the school for his freshman year. The two young men meet, and a friendship In co-menlcd co-menlcd which Is carried through the book, and which forms the object of the narration. narra-tion. Self-mastery Is the chief theme of the story. The sentiment Inculcated Is that self-mastery Is adequate when completely com-pletely attained, and tho story is one that quickly attracts and holds the heart interest. inter-est. It Is a naturalistic story, with characters char-acters in tho making In the spotlight. The author Is noted for her human-nature stories, sto-ries, and this is ono of the best, perhaps the very best, that she has written. VANCE'S NEW DEPARTURE. Joan Tlnireduy: a Novel. By Louln Joseph Vance. With IlluntmtlonB by Oncar Ce.mro. Published by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston. This new story by Mr. Vanco. which .his admirers are likely to consider his bost. deals with an Interesting phase of present-day life In New York City. "Joan Thursday" Is the soul-story of an attractive, clover young shop-girl, who, leaving homo because of its unattraotlve-noss, unattraotlve-noss, goes upon tho stage, having her first experience In vaudeville and finally achieving a great success In the legitimate legiti-mate drama. "Written from a thorough knowledge of conditions of the theater, this strong novel pictures stage life as It Is, In all its glitter and tawdrlness, with Its many hardships and yet Its thrills. In .'Joan's life four men of widely dissimilar types a dramatist of fine character, a hard-drinking vaudeville actor, a dissipated clubman, and a theatrical the-atrical manager have each their Important Impor-tant place. And the clear-cut characterization character-ization of this young woman, the brilliant bril-liant portrayal of her character changing as the result of the change in her environment, en-vironment, make "Joan Thursday" an important contribution to American fiction. fic-tion. The novel Is written In Vance's charming style, and Is certain to be warmly received by his admirers. SOFTENING A MONEY-CHASER. Next Chrintmap. By Byron K. V&iteh, Author of "Men Who Dared," 'Tho Two Samurai," and Other Stories. Published by Browne Howell Co., Chicago. This is a story of a man who as a youth departed, disappointed and in poverty, pov-erty, from his New England home, and who makes a very great fortuno in the mines of Montana. Every j'ear he thought he would go 'back and seo the old folks, but hardened as he became, be-came, and money chasing as he made his chief aim, he never found time when he was willing to go, until all at once, after many years, he waked up to the Idea, that now was the tlmo that ho must really go. In going he astonishes his employees by sensational acts of liberality, liber-ality, and when he gets back Into tho old town he wakes it up suro enough. It is a Iickens sort of a story and Is told In a style that Is quite worthy of the precedent. GREAT FOR THE LITTLE ONES. The Tatchwork Girl of Oz. By L. Frank Baum, Author of "Tho Rood to Or," "Dorothy and , the Wlznrd In Oz," "Tho Kmcrald City of Oz," "Tho Land of Oz," and Othor Storlen. . Illuiitrated by, John It. Nelll. Tho RolUy II Brlliou Co., Publluhors, Chicago, Nobody is so good as Frank Baum in writing stories for tho little ones, and his fanciful ntorlen have become classic throughout, the United States. As to the present book a little elghl-year-old girl Is responsible for "Tho Patchwork Girl of Oz." She started In systematically to "smoke out' tho author, Mr. L. Frank Baum, by moans of a sorles of letters. The author had determined to write no moro "Or. Books," but be liltlc reckoned on his following. In answer to a third letter from this most persistent young Miss, ho thought to squelch her completely com-pletely with the statement that tho "Land of Oz" waa entirely shut off from communication com-munication wtlh any othor world, and thcreforo it was Impossible to obtain news upon which to base another Btory, However, back came tho answer Immediately: Imme-diately: "Why don't you get the nows by wireless?" she asked. "My Papa says you can send word anywhere by It. It comes through the air and everything, and don't slop until it gets where It is going," There was nothing left for Mr Baum to do but to get busy with the "wireless," and In the preface of "The Patchwork Girl of Oz'' he tells how ho came to write the story, "The Patchwork Girl" Is unique: could only have come from Mr. Baum's pen. She represents the spirit of this day nnd age, and Is quite the liveliest girl ever put Into a story She makes It. appear that the "Land of Oz" Is moving along swiftly after tho fash-Ion fash-Ion of our own world, and the details are so constructed as to be of the liveliest live-liest possible character. There Is a mystic mys-tic powder prepared by Dr. PipU the celebrated cel-ebrated magician. Then the boy OJo took a hand, and mischief prevails. It Is all told most, alluringly In this book, and the reader Is sure to enjoy It to the full. The extraordinary pictures of John R. NcIH In the book are qulto in keeping with the lively text. Arrangements are already made whereby "The Patchwork Girl" will be produced upon the stage for the season sea-son of 101-1. Twilight Town. By Mor7 Franccn Blnindell. Author Au-thor of "Boy Bluo nnd His Friends," "Pnlly and Dolly," "Tommy Tlnkcr'n Book." "Cherry Troo Children," nnd Othor Storlerj. Illustrated by Henrlotta S. Adairm, Published by Little, Brown, nnd Company, Boston. This book Is a pleasant fancy by a writer who has written entertainingly many good books for the children. Twilight Twi-light Town was In the playroom, but tho children had never seen It. They had never ever heard of It, because it was a secret. But the fairy with the golden wand know it was there, and she came at twilight to open the gate and set all the toys free so that they could play together to-gether for one little happy hour. Then such good times as thev had, with Teddy Bear to lead the fun! Dolly Gay had a ride In the red automobile, and Rosabella went sailing with Jolly Jack Tar In his ship on the sea. The little dolls had a picnic in the green forest, and the tin soldiers fought a dreadful battle. Tho little boys and girls who read this book will like It, for the typo Is large and the words arc small. Those who have been In school for a year can read It without help. The Tlpplly-Fllppltta. Br Edith B. Davidson. Author of "Tho BunnlkiDS-Bunnlos In Camp," "The Bunnlkins-Bunnlcs and tho Moon King." j and Other Stories. With Illustrations by Clara E, Atwood. Published by Little, Brown, nnd Company, Boston. The Tlppity-Fllppltt8 wore three small red foxes, wtlh all tho characteristics of the fox family. They were lively, full of fun, and always fertile in mischief. They lived In a cage wtlh their father, not far from a nice little school, kept by old Miss Nanny Goat, and there was a jolly picnic which Is told about in the most ontortalning manner. Tho little folks who enjoy animal llfo are sure to be charmed by his pleasant story. .LITERARY NOTES. Sydney Brooks, one ot the most competent e-servera e-servera of International aff.ilrs and ono of the most brilliant writers upon them. Is tho author ot the nrtlclo on "Some Problems of American Foreign Policy," which The Living Ago for October Octo-ber -1 opens. It Is an able presentation, of certain cer-tain (MC3tionH which are becoming Increasingly critical. I Through Senator Lodge's "Early Memories" I (Seribnera) are scattered many portralta and anecdotcu of the great Americans ot . yesterday. For example: "I remember well Boeing Mr. Francis Tarkman when I was a boy, and hn mnde mi tmprcanlon on my memory and lmaKtuntlon which la vivid to this day. A tall, Blonder flguro In rt lonr; urny coat, with a fur cap. In winter, drawn down close over his head, he would comn walking up Beacon atrocl, moving with great rapidity, n heavy cinn- in each hand, on which ho rented hhi weight and by which ho propelled hlmuulf. (Jo-Ins (Jo-Ins at a tromendoun pace, ho would nuddenly iitop and Icnn agalnnt a house or ruillun, na If oxhauutcdi Then lu n fow inlnulca ho would resume re-sume hlfi ranej, and punh away mi If running n. race. I learned afterward that he wan at that time in n oh crippled, and that only In this way could he get ulr and cxorclno-, hut ho could not move dollboralely and bin lntniiMo nrrvous energy drove him forward with rrxtless rapidity, although every exertion wan a pain to him. I remember ar.klug my mother who (he gentleman was who thus urrested my wandering attention, and ahe explained to me that It wan Mr Frank ParUman. and told me what a balllo for llfo he was compelled com-pelled to make." Some current popular tendencies aro keenly diactiEned In a. brief article on "The Crowd In Politico," which The Living Age for October IS reprints from Blackwood'n. Douglas Mallooh, author of the new Doran book of verne, "Tho Woods," wns a uhort story writer beforo ho found his real forlo as "tho poet of the woods." On ono occasion he wrote a thrilling ntory of tn Imaginary anil unuciial railroad wreck. To make Btiro thai such a wreck could really happen hap-pen In real life, he visited a roundhnuno and read tho story to threo veteran locomotive engineer. The Btory waa consigned to the waRte-baakot when they told him unanlmounly that such a wreck could not happen. The next wock on a New York railroad It did. G, K. Cheiiterton la to brilliant and whlmulcal a wrltnr that people who aro familiar vlth hlu Hlyle aro In tho habit ot reading about everything Unit he writes, whclhor hlc thome la literature, public affairs, or social gucRtlons. H1m article on "The Truo Falluro ot the Turk," which The Living Age for October 11 reprlntn, Is In hlu moat character-Intlc character-Intlc vein. Admiral Dewey cnntomplated the capture of Manila almost a quarter of a century beforo he accomnlliihed It. Thla singular fact In revealed In thla paosage of hli "Autobiography," whlnh Charlci Scrlbner'r; Sons havo Junt published: "While at Newport I had received my promotion promo-tion as commander, And uow, In tho r.prlng of 1ST". I wa given the Narragansolt again. "We wcro In tho Gulf of California when the newnpapcra arrived with word of tho Vlrglnlus affair. Jtefontinent against Spain waa so ntrong In tho United Statc3 that war neerncd Inevitable Going Into the wardroom, I found tho officers sitting about In various attitudes of despondency. Among them was Knslgn, now Bear-Admiral, Badger, who remembers thn conversation very well. I aaked them why they were ao blue. They iiald that thoro wan lo bo war with Spain, and, marooned thousands of miles from homo, thty would he entirely out of It. " 'On ihe contrary, wo shall be very much In It.' I aald 'If war with Spain Is declared, the Narrogannctt will lake Manila.' " The Living Age for October IS has for Us leading lead-ing feature a strong and suggestive article on. "Tho Welding of tho Hmplro," by Sir Gilbert Parker, reprinted from tho Fortnightly Rovlew. Visitors to the picturesque otd mlratons ot California Cali-fornia may not always bq aware of tho crucial Importance to tho welfare of tho state and the vatit power of these missions In the days of their greatest prosperity. Established wherever and whenever tho Spanish conquerors planted themselves them-selves In California, tho missionary prlcsta were the real rulors of tho people and. the great con serving forco which bont the Indians to the new regime without bloodshed and with moat proflable economic results. Full Jusllco Is done to this aspect of tho conquest of California by Henry IC. Norton In hlu history of tho Stale entitled. "The Story of California." which A. C. McClurg 4 Co, havo Just published. According to Mr, Norton, Nor-ton, tho mission fathers were men of great ex-ecutlvo ex-ecutlvo ability, who not only directed tho natives spiritually, but taught them agriculture and tho elements of civilisation, and to such good pur-poso pur-poso that In the height of their prosperity, before be-fore tholr secularization and deapoilmont by the Mexican government, the mloslono owned "over 230,000 cattle, nearly 0,000 horsea and mules and about SOO.000 hoad of smaller livestock." The grain production In ita beat yearo was 115,000 bushels. The number of Indiana who wore baptised bap-tised Is recorded aa SS.246, of whom na many as 25,000 were la residence at tho missions, at one time. STORY OF ENGLISH LIFE. Thorloy Weir By E. F Benson. Published by JT. B. Llppencott Company, Philadelphia This author writes fine stories of English life- He has given the public heretofore "Tho Challenge." "The Image in the Sand," and "Paul." He excels In pfefficn of land and it, America US ' ho1 t haK much to do proae ' " England eapee ally Vn-fe fV't A ' Hero Arthur Caddocli ! 5,ir specialty of deulln- h, ' w m r 'Jet encouraging youVm iviintJ '" vIsitinB a Vrfend V hi 1 -hi,, on, a nervous wreck n mi V 'V.V family go to winter In ErSnln H meantime. Joyce has inetk1 1 they become very foml rLath There Is an old' ad nl ; flfl Joyce. Lady Crowbortnigh 1 1 and outspoken old lady, who 25 ' mincing of words, hut who u S 1 a positive character iM-fJ ; J . with no nonsense about tWT 8.ffa,,rs become complicated w,. L dock beslns to push M?s5?' Kflf Joyce undo her heart o f f , The story Is well wrought oi5- .1 are many lifelike chara, ter i ?h ai'yi f the ehHnict &l V the story have a vital rpnii?, that tho reader will i $ "iMg tertalnlng. It la a line "storl best of tho year. 5l0rj" otV OUTING BOOKS FOR Brj Thn Freahman Eight, n? t,mii ttt thor of "The Fourth Dow". Quarlor-Bacl:," nnd Other Storlen Ufl lustration by Henry S Waiwn vJt ifl V Little, BroWn, and Company! Bo,tor$ ' This, tho second volume of ttf lir worth College series, Is a tron? W churacter. and deals with the an Group of freshmen who appeared" Fourth Down." This time th . which occupies the chief enormia f RA boys is rowing in which they !r? ' ous qbstacles before their efforts natc in a race at the PoiichW flfl l gatta. Minor sports Include game, a foot, race, a wrcstllne"' inent a boxlnc; bout, and olher n all of which add to the rapid act humor of the story, and incidents t l& sent those qualities that make fa story- if fttoi Nrd Brownler'a Bear Hunt. By Chaiii!H Hawkins. Author of "Ned Brovntet,i.WIUl tho Big WoodH." With Llltntratlon! if! lographs by tho Author. Published bltuW Brown, and Company, Boslon, , AVe have here Nod Brewstcr'H who has followed his year sricnfcj New Brunswick woods with a sefl the "bear" country. AccompaniedBnFJtfl father and two guides, he soes'MP with a camera. His offorts to'- iCCI shot" bruin at home are not e I'" with easy succesn, and his end with tho animals aro thrllllnp ent entertain the reader. He stalks othi d 8 tures for pictures, as well, and a new collection of pets for the' Ned gains more knowledge of wo id S and animal life, and promises to t s a. Into an even better sportsman tli father, as he hesitates at no h i70r to secure his object. ISvery bov w '. Clit him his summer, and long forS experiences for himself. i tffli Tho Responsibility of Buddie. By Anna, -Ray. Author of the "Teddy" Books, tl ney" Books, aud "Buddie at Gray Butlei im Little, Brown, and Company, Publisher """ This is the last of the "Buddio series, and It brings together I York for a final good time Budd " . his several friends, who have son HOI ventures, among which are the Ii g lng of a school paper. The samij . actors that have been so successful tt' trayed In the other books of this j-j appear herein, and all to fine artvi V A clever girl called Madge Gra'cb Of her cousin Porter arid new clemi the story and the outlook. . |