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Show BOOK FOR BOYS. "Mark Tidd's '"itadel." 13 v Clarence P.m iiucrtnn KWl.vid. published by Harper Har-per 4'c brothers. New York. A story in which four boys, who wi.-h to baf'u uiet vacation, set Just the opposite and become mixed up in international inter-national plots. They obtain permission to live in a 'large huildinir, formerly used as a hotel, on the shore of a lake. The boys are somewhat frightened when, alter ?o-ini: ?o-ini: to bed. they mv disturbed by some- thing- m.nliig around in ihe house. .AfttT a number of amusing experiences they find ii is Japanese hoy who has been disturbing their peace. Merc their trouble hei;ins. Tins boy is pursued by a number num-ber of Japanese men and these boys determine de-termine thai thev shall not capture him. There are manv 'fiulus mid the boys are araduaUv 1 Hun heal en when help comes lo them. Thai heln did -ome lo them was due to their own strategy. The mystery mys-tery that surrounds this strange Japanese bov as well as the ingenuity of his rescuers res-cuers make this a verv interesting sum y and one which all real boys will delight to read. Motu. for this is the Japanese bin 's name, proves to lie a very important voting man and is here with a very important im-portant message to the president of the United States from the emperor of Japan. BUSH WRITES POEMS. "When Leaves Grow Old." By Egbert T. Bush, Published by Sherman. French & Company. Boston. This volume contains many exquisite little poems which will no doubt j rove popular with readers of poetry and make a place for the author among the poets of ii-e daw A few of- the poems in tms collection are: When Leaves Crow Old. The Dvins? Philosopher, paydreamin?. The Pinal Wreck. The Outcast, Other Days, Her Career and Hafez the Hermit. AGNES OF THE BADLANDS. 'crnes of the Badlands. " By J. Brecken-ridge Brecken-ridge Ellis. Published by the JIacaulay Company. New York. Kverv city has Its badlands. Such was the soil in which grew the remarkable Agnes. Her fattier and mother are boto drunkards and of the worst sort. Agues, however. ie fleets all that was sood m her oarents beiore their coming to the badlands. bad-lands. She is uretty and has a winning disposition which serves her well and heins her eventually to obtain happiness. Yenes's lire in the badlands, her escape, and what she found at her Journey's end make a most captivating story. Many other interesting characters of the badlands bad-lands are interwoven in the story and the work which a good man with money could do in such places is cleverly shown. HISTORY OF MONTANA. "The Storv of Montana." By Kate Hammond Ham-mond Fosarty. Published by the A. S. Barnes Co:i:pany. New York. A historv of Montana from the time the first white men passed through tide western territory in their search for the Pacific ocean up to the present time. All the different explorers who passed over the territorv which is now included in the state of Montana are mentioned and their routes discussed. The location of the first forts and trading posts established in Montana ai e also given. In reading this book one wonders at the rapid settlement set-tlement of these western states w hen there were so many dangers to overcome and it wjs so difficult (O get machinery with which to work. This book ws written writ-ten to meet the demand for a suitable text-book tor schools, and also for ttie manv lovers of Montana who wish to become be-come famiiiar with its early as well as present-day history. THE DEATH OF A NATION. "The Death of a Nation." By Abraham Abra-ham Yoliannan. P'n. P. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. Mr. Vohanna n's aim in writing this volume is to give a brief history of the Assyrian Christians and of the persecutions, persecu-tions, past and present, wh'ch they have endure-!. An account is also given of their sufferings and massacres as a result re-sult of the Dresent war. Throughout the ages, however, these people have remained re-mained faithful followers of the Christian Chris-tian religion and firm in the belief that thev will ultimately Christianize tiie east. The book is well illustrated and contains con-tains a map of the territory of these people. COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES. "The" Whale and the Grasshopper." By Seumas O'Brien. Published by Little, Brown & Co., Boston. These are short stories, delightfully Irish, the humor of that subtle sort that leaves one wondering how much of it is just fun and how much sarcasm. O'Brien's Irish wit and keen powers of observation are given full play in these stories. Padna Pan and Mteus, two philosophers, phi-losophers, are agreed in their contempt for work. and. of course, have an opinion opin-ion about even,-thing- on the face of the earth. - The book contains twenty stories, sto-ries, and eacli will hold the interest of the average reader. DANA BURNET'S NOVEL. "The Shining Adventure." By Pana Burnet. Published by Harper & Brothers, Broth-ers, New York. This new novel by Dana, Burnet is a storv of grownups and children, of democracy de-mocracy and charity, of royal titles and aldermen's platforms. It takes place in C.ramercv park and O'Connor's alley, New York City. The adopted son of a rich woman was lonely In his luxurious home, so he started out to find his kinedom. He soon found enthusiastic subjects in the neighboring slums, a pawnbroker, an alderman and all the children. The germs of humanity brought back to the big house soon began to work, and its owner, who had thought more of system than the individual, discovered how soft her heart really was. This is the author's first novel, hut his "poems" was published some time hko. IRELAND'S LATEST INSURRECTION. INSURREC-TION. "The Insurrection in Dublin." By James Stephens. Published by the Macmiilnp Company, New York. "T speak as an Irishman, and am momentarily mo-mentarily leaving out of account every other consideration," says Mr. Stephens in his introduction to this book. This i"a.ct alone gives the volume distinction. The aut hnr" has figured prominently in the life and letters ol" his land and in this book tells what he really thinks about. Ireland's tight for freedom in general and j the latest uprising in particular. He also informs us in the introduction that the n:ia;es were written during t lie insurrection insurrec-tion that followed Holy week and that they are not a history of the rising, but h statement of what passed in one quarter quar-ter of Dublin and a gathering together of the rumor and tension which had to serve t lie Dublin people for nearly two weeks in lieu of news. Mr. Stephens was close to those who were waging this los-iitir los-iitir liht and writes with events clearly hi fore him, t tie result boinc a vivid revelation reve-lation oi the soid of Ireland. SONGS OF THE HILLS AND HOME. "Songs of the Id il is and Home." By Wallace- Irving Cojiirn. Published -by Sherman. French : Co., Boston. Love. home, nature, friends, here is the wealth ";' the world, and these are the riches of your lift, and these are t '1e Ihc-vt'S of this book; the learned and the unlearned alike will lino pleasure in these no.'iii-;, l'('i-,T.!yf the writer slugs of the : hi pcs oi th hart. If you want en'ov-Iment en'ov-Iment while you read, if you want cncJjr- i arment for the dark day, If you want cheer for all of life, if you want strength for the spirit, you will find It within the pages of this book. LIFE OF CHARLES FROHMAN.. "Charles Frobman, Manager and Man." By Isaac F. Maivosson and Daniel Frohnmn. published bv Harper & Brothers. New York. This is the authorized life of the great manager, written by those who had access ac-cess 1 to all the papers, correspondence and records of Charles Frohmun and the Kmpir.i theater. The foreword is written writ-ten by Sir James M. Parrie. The hiog-raj hiog-raj hy begins with the dav of barefoot joyhood In SanduKky. Ohio, and reveals the brilliant s.-lf-niade American through each step of I.Ih career to the dav of his tragic death on the war-stricken "Lnsl-lania." "Lnsl-lania." The volume is well illustrated, containing portraits of many famous American actors and actresses. CHRISTMAS STORIES. "Old Christmas." Bv Washington Irving. Ir-ving. Published by G. P. Putnam's taons. New York. A group of Christmas stories depicting the ways in which Christmas was celebrated cele-brated In the old days. They show that the world has become more world lv and that there is more of dissipation and less ot enjoyment; that modem refinement has destroyed the heartv old holidav customs; cus-toms; has taken off the sharp touchings and spirited reliefs of these embellishments embellish-ments of life, and has worn down soeie'tv into a mere smooth and polished, but certainly cer-tainly less characteristic surface. The titles of the stories are as follows: Christmas.- The Stage Coach, Christmas Eve Christmas Day and The Christmas Dinner. Din-ner. ASABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS. ENTERTAIN-MENTS. "Arabian Nights' Kntevtai union is." Illustrated Il-lustrated by Louis Rhead. Published by Harper fc Brothers. New York. Kach generation, like Sheherazade's sultan, each morning listens with a fresh delight to the stories of Alladin. Sin-bad, Sin-bad, AIL Baba and the Fortv Thieve and others. Mr. Khead. whose illustrated editions edi-tions ot children's classics are well known, has added tiiis new volume to the series, which now numbers eight books, "Treasure Island" being the predecessor of "The Arabian Nights." The book contains con-tains over one hundred illustrations and decorations by Mr. Rhead. TRANSLATION OF CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES. "The Darling and Other Stories." Bv Anton Chekhov. Translated bv Constance Con-stance Garntt. Published bv the Mac-midan Mac-midan company, New York. Mrs. Garnett. whose translations of Turgenev and Dostoevsky are recognized as standard, is now turning her attention atten-tion to Chekhov, ihe threat master of the short story. Although favorably compared com-pared hy many critics to Maupassant, Chekhov lias not as vet been adequately adequate-ly rendered into English a deficiency which Mrs. Garnett 'e undisputed abilitv is to remedy. The present volume, containing con-taining a number of notable short stories in addition to "The Darling," is prefaced pref-aced by a criticism of Chekhov written by his fellow countryman, Tolstoi, and is provided also with a general introduction intro-duction by Kdward Garnett. THE INTELLIGENCE OF WOMAN. "The Intelligence of Woman." Bv w. L. George, published by Little, Brown &Co., Boston. In Mr. George's essays on feminism the originality of his point of view is combined com-bined with remarkable vigor of expression. expres-sion. He has portrayed with unusual clearness contemporary types of women. The violent partisanship which Mr. George's work arouses is significant; he bows to no institution, not to respectability, respecta-bility, nor marriage, nor good form. His radical articles on "Feminist Intentions" In-tentions" and "I'liiforms for Women," and the results of his investigations of women's intelligence in his two papers on "Notes on the Intelligence of Woman" have been widely discussed. Such topics as "Woman and the Paint Pot," "The Downfall of the Home," hip most recent ("ntrihutions. and "Some Notes on Marriage" Mar-riage" are also presented in Mr. George's incisive manner. GIBBONS S MAP OF AFRICA. "The New Map of Africa." by Herbert Adams Gibbons. Published by The Century Cen-tury company. New York. "The New Map of Africa" is in every way a companion volume to Dr. Gib-bons's Gib-bons's previous work, "The New Map of Kurope." That is to say, it gives the history, especially on the diplomatic side, of tiie crucial years from lSftp to the great war. as they affected Africa. The author also glances at African affairs before 18'jy, as far back as 1S50. and considers con-siders the future of that rich and coveted cov-eted continent. The military and diplomatic diplo-matic movements of the contesting countries coun-tries in Africa have not been previously covered in compact form in any book. Dr. Gibbons writes from first-hand experience, ex-perience, having spent a considerable part of -last year traveling in F.gypt, the Sudan, Su-dan, the Barbary states, and other parts of Africa, during whieti he interviewed almost everyone of prominence and came in close touch wdth the natives. The personal survey of conditions in Africa has Riven life and timeliness to his historical his-torical researches, conducted malrdv in the National library in Paris and the British museum. Dr. Gibbons discusses, a mom: other subjects. Great Britain in the Sudan, the situation in Egypt, the Islands of Africa, the development and conuuest of the German colonies, the transformation of the Belgian Coimo, etc. Tiie book is well equipped with maps. STORIES FOR CHILDREN. "Wonder-Box Stories." Bv Will Bradley. Brad-ley. Published by The Centurv company. com-pany. New York. Kach of t hese stories is complete in itself, though familiar scenes and old ac-uuantances ac-uuantances met previously in the book turn un now and aga in. Starting from the town of Noodlcburg. princes and princesses, prin-cesses, gold caskets, poor lads, selfish brothers, elves aixl fairies, giants and witches, magical castles, and all ihe rest pass across the pages. There are fiftv illustrations scattered thiough the book, and as lh-se are the work of the artist-author artist-author himself, the reader sees.just what Mr. Bradley t hinks "froi:-princes," "truly giants" and witches really look like. ORNAMENT OF OTHER DAYS. "A History of Ornament; Ancient and Medfpval." By Prof. A. i;.. k. Hamlin. Published hy T!u? Centurv compart v. New York. In this volume Professor Hamlin traces the origins and sequent style developments develop-ments of decorative design from preiiis-to! preiiis-to! ic and savage art through the arts of the. antique world to the close of the middle ages. His purpose is to do for the ornament-forms of those ages what the historians of architecture have done for the achievements of the artistic builder. The text treats penpraly: the historic background and accompaniments f,: each style, the evolution and development of the styie. the leadirur motive architectural architec-tural ornament, other oe-'orutive ornament, orna-ment, as textiles. furniture. cem mh-s, stained glass, mosaic, etc. The subied is divided as follows: Definitions and principles, primitive and ravage ornament, orna-ment, Polynesian, American and Kevu- limi imaui"iit. ksvii;iii at'.! peisuin or-naiuciii. or-naiuciii. ;iul lhat ot Mm . tic-.l- f-iii. (iruit ii if ni i n 1 'rri .i i -! t h ., 1 1 cfi; orniiiiH lit, K' 'tn:i 1 1 ' ir Mil Ili'-li i , ! 'otn -pcliiiu unuiiih-Ml, early Christian iuf iv- n I ine (m niuiii'iil, I ) ic 1 Ionia nesqi ie styles an.) the Gothic stvlcs. The book is llluslraied with more than - line culs. s'.M.cn plates ill liall-toiie, and eight pi.itcs in tull culor. THE WOMAN OF MYSTERY. "The Woman of Mvsterv." Hv Mauricr LeBliwie. Published by the Macaulay company, New York. A tale of advent ore and r.aftlins mystery, mys-tery, whofro intricacies of plot would puzzle puz-zle the most imaginative. In Paul Del-roze. Del-roze. int) heio, we have a character worthy of the creator of u ;U t ana Ziiialy clever crimanl. "Arseno Lupin." This young Frenchman has set himself the difficult task of unraveling a mystery that had lis beginnings some sixteen years previous to ihe opening of the story a mystery Involving thu royal family of Germany. This was ihe murder mur-der of his father by the hand of a woman w hom he had surjn is"d in the company of the German emperor himself. S pe i id i (if: his hone v moon in an old chateau, part of his bride's dower, near the. German frontier. Paul is hotriited to rind lu a portrait of his bride's dead mother an exact resemMa o .-; to t he wcquiLti who had been his father': murderess. mur-deress. Tills discovery would seem to solvo the question of (lie mysterious Wi una n's iuVnt iiy. but in reaiily only Hcds fresh com nl i ca t loos. dust at this time occurs tiie mobilization mobiliza-tion of the French army at the outbreak of the European con diet , and much of the story deals with the early movements of the French arid German troops stationed sta-tioned on the frontier. As a soldier Paul shows himwdf so daring; and fearless that his promotion is rapid. Sent with ids command Into the very region where the murder has occurred, he stumbles upon other clews. Following these. he is plunged into a succession of thrilling adventures, ad-ventures, chief among which is his abduction ab-duction of one of the younger sons of the kaiser GROUP OF FAIRY STORIES. "Betty's Beautiful Ni-hts." Hv Marian Warner U'iidman Fennel. Puhlis,.ed by G. I'. Putnam's Suns, New York. A collection of beautiful fairy stories, e3ch story representing a night spent with the fairies hy a little girl named Hetty. There are twelve nights and all children will be delighted to hear of the experiences of this luckv little girl. |