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Show r- THE DARK TOWER. "The Dark Tower." By Phyllis Bottom. I'uMlshrrl by the Century company. New York. "The "Dark Tower" is the story of violent vio-lent old Sir Peter Staines, his tem-peBtuoup tem-peBtuoup family, tint! pome others who o-i me with In the family's sphere of Into In-to fluenre. Old Sir Peter, retired admiral of the ICngliPh navy, lias the gout, a contempt lor the army, and a rl-h flow nf d el ip lit i' ul profanity. His wife i.s his entirely adequate mate. One daughter has married a prize-lighting groom from 4 her father's Htable; another daughter has captured and cowed a curate. Two sons are in the n;ivv, a third in the army. It is upon this lfi.t son. T,ieulenant 'A'ynn Stnlnes, tine child of botli his father and mother, that the story centers. It is chiefly about him. and a pretty, pink-and-white mendacious "cat" he m.irried too early, and a radiant, joyous, splendid girl who Is his natural complement, but whom he meets too late, and his friend Lionel, a modern Galahad. The novel is set in rural England and in Switzerland, with an episode on a battlefield bat-tlefield In France. Thje story, in a somewhat some-what condensed form, appeared some time ago as a aerl.nl in the Century Magazine, Maga-zine, and the book, in Us larger si-ope, develops much more fully than the nitigti-' nitigti-' zine serinl those features that proved, most popular there the Thackeray-like Sir Peter and his family, the robust humor and keen satire, and the delightful delight-ful rural English scenes in the first part M - of the story. There are five full-page Illustrations, Including a frontispiece in full color, by Gardner Soper. THE CROSS OF HEART'S DESIEE. "The Cross of Heart's Desire." By Ger- trtide Pahlow. Published by Duf field & Company, New York. A tale of triumphant love and courage. Marcta Dale, who has always had everything every-thing her own way and knows nothing of the outside world, comes to New York with little but her beauty and btfv' lgno- '3 ranee- She is employed by a cousin who pretends to be doing charity work, but is disgusted by the way things are going and attempts to commit suicide. She is foiled in this, however, and is made to realize that she might be of some use if she tried. Then her struggle begins, and philanthropists, artists, the people in the boarding house, the very rich and the very poor work and struggle with and against her towards the Heart's Desire. 1 THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. "The Seven Wonders of the World." By Edgar J. Banks, Ph. D. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. ( . Field director of the recent Babylonian ; expedition of the University of Chicago; and prolific writer on historical subjects, : Mr. Banks has published a new book that , is destined to meet with instantaneous popularity. Who has not heard of the Seven Wonders of the World the Pyra- j mid of Khufu. the Walls of Babylon, the i S-tatue of Olympian Zeus, the Temple of : Diana, the Tomb of King Mausolus, the ; Colossus of Rhodes, the Pharoas of ! Alexandria? All these Mr Banks has given a thorough study, having examined , them upon the very ground where they , , now stand. He says, at the close of his Introduction: "The deeper the excavator delves Inio the ruins of the past age, the more he realizes that the ancients erected structures struc-tures by the side of wnicn the modern skyscraper is insignificant; that they j worshiped In temples far more wonderful than, - our greatest cathedrals: that they buried their dead In tombs which no mod-ern mod-ern millionaire could afford to build; that hey produced an art which the modern Vorld has failed to equal; and of ail the j wonder of the early days of the world . those described In the following pages I were regarded by the ancients themselves ! as the most wonderful." ! The book Is interestingly written and profusely illustrated with pictures and maps. FOOD VALUES AND THEIR COST., "True Food Values and Their Low : Costs." By W. S. Birge. M. D. Pub- lished by Sully & Kleinteich, New J York. I The author tells how to simplify the I art of living so as to cut the cost and : get one's money's worth, yet be physical- j ly efficient. All phases of the food question are discussed and the art of wholesome cooking is Ret forth in a way t hat many an expensive cookbook fails to do. ' NOVEL BY EDEN PHILLPOTTS i "The Green Alleys." By Eden Phlll-potts. Phlll-potts. Published by the Macmlllan Company, New Yory. The last two or three novels of Eden Phillpotts have told the stories of great industries slate mining in Old Delabole and pottery In Brunei's Tower, for example. ex-ample. To this series there is now added the tale of the Kentish hop fields. Here the author has a remarkable background against whtrh to set off a drama of great interest rind originality. Mr. Phillpotts holds a high place among English novelists novel-ists and for the last twenty years he has written of the scenes and people of ' England with an accuracy and imagina- tion that have brought them very close tn us. This volume is a creditable addi- tlnn to the author's list of novels which - have marie him popular and is bound to increase his circle of admirers. , STORY OF THE YUKON. 1 "The Quest of the Golden Valley." By Relmore Browne. Published by G. P. ; Putnam's Sons, New York. A thrilling story of adventure on the Yukon. A young fellow named George Draper has trouble, leaves school and goes oul west, where his uncle Is striving to make his fortune. It does' not take long for him to get toughened and able tn stand' the hardships of the miner and 1 pvplorer. and soon after his arrival they start for the Great Northern Wilderness ' to look for gold. Another young fellow gnes with them and t he three, always 1 working rnr o:n'h other, have many ad-, ' ventures and thrilling experiences. ' How they find the gold fields after having, almost lost hope, get rid of a sneak who is trying to ji:mp their claims, go through i lie wildest of canyons, fight with the many wild animals, and their final sueress and return to work their r'aims all go to make a story which holds the readers' interest in-terest from the onenin:; to the cloying chapter. The bigiu-sn and wild nets of the countj-y is vividly shown, as Is the skill find patience of the re.il pioneer. The render who enjoys stories of the west and th. adventures that go with them should nU my this lmok. MOTORING TN EUROPE BEFORE , THE WAR. "Midsummer Motoring in Europe." Ry De Courcy W. Thorn. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New Y or k . A relief to those who, revolted at the destruction that is going on abroad, wish to recall the peaceful ante-bellum davs. The vn1n:n. presents an at-count of 40 fill miles of t J a vol a I a progress that Insures In-sures Mppreciation of all that the way. fide and the civic centers afford. The route is through Belgium. Normandy. Brittany. Touraine. Wucrtt em berg and Bavaria. There is also an interesting ac- j count given of the Passion piay at j i thcrammergau in t!'t0. At the end of the olume the -liKhnr has added a man. in tabular form, of the route taken which will be of practical l:r!n to motorists mvi s other travelers. Mr. Tho:n writes freely nf his own impressions and conclusions V and the result is a very interesting vol- f mue. The vook contains twenty-four il- f lustrations. ( STORY OF INTERNATIONAL INTRIGUE. IN-TRIGUE. "The Cab of the Sleeping Horse." By John Reel Scott. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sens, New York and London,. Lon-don,. ' A bouquet of crushed roses, a woman's wo-man's dainiv lace handkerchief, an un-addressed un-addressed envelope containing a cipher message and the photograph of a very beautiful woman these articles found In an ahandoiud cab, with the horse calmly sleeping hetween the shafts, on a deserted de-serted Citv street, at an early hour past midnight here we have all the necessary elements of a fascinating mystery. And to Guv Harleston hero of this Interesting Interest-ing tale of Intrigue in Washington diplomatic diplo-matic circles and a man intimately associated asso-ciated with lh2 secret service department of the United States this curious discovery dis-covery means possible danger to his country, more especially as in the photograph photo-graph he recognizes one of the cleverest members ol the German secret service. 1 lis desire to elucidate the mystery is deepened when a charming feminine voice over the telephone claims the articles and asks for their return. From the moment of the intrusion into his apartm-nt of two strangers demanding demand-ing the cipher letter the action la rapid and the ploi is developed with much cleverness, except for a few unexplained incidents, a&, for Instance, the coincidence of the appearance of the second woman in black with the significant bouquet of roses. INTERESTING STORIES. "Worth While People." By F. J. Gould. Published by Harper & Brothers, New York. From Thermopylae to the Panama canal Mr. Gould tells of deeds worth doing. do-ing. It is a book of world stories ranging rang-ing in its theme from strange tales of history and the daily life of our own country to scenes in Europe, India, China and Japan. ,It Is a series of pictures pic-tures of brave hearts, with other tales, all illustrating acts from motives that make life richer and happier. The author's au-thor's story-telling is always to the point and is a happy mingling of good things from history, biography and the happenings happen-ings of the daily life about us. NEW NOVEL BY CYRUS TOWN-SEND TOWN-SEND BRADY. "The More Excellent Way." By Cyrus Townsend Brady. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York. A tale of modern society and the divorce di-vorce question, with scenes laid In New York, Sorrento, Bermuda and Reno. Chrlssey de Selden, a young lady with many suitors, marries a man named Jack Warburton'' and then realizes that she does not love him. Instead of making the best of things, she does not try to love him, with the result that she hates him more all the time. She goes to a priest and tells him her troubles and of her love for another man. Me advises her to live with her husband, and eays I that no one has the power to break the bonds which united them. Eventually, however, she gets a divorce, and then other difficulties and troubles arise. The solving of all these and learning the meaning of true love and happiness make a story of more than usual interest and one which will be welcomed by all who have enjoyed reading the author's former works. Rarely has an author written a story so subtly influential, so provocative of thought, even while it seems to leave no time for thought In the swift succession of its dramatic development. NEED OF PRISON REFORM. "Society's Misfits." Bv Madeleine Z. Doty. Published by The Century Company, Com-pany, Ne .v York. The Inside story of what goes on behind be-hind the bars of reformatories and prisons. At series of human documents illustrating illustrat-ing the depth and reality of the nationwide nation-wide campaign for prison reform. Miss Doty saw, temporarily as one of the "misfits" herself, how ruthlessly society so-ciety tramples out the self-respect of those who offend It. She investigated what goes on behind the walls of the reformatory, re-formatory, and shows how society's stupid retributive system catches in the machinery machin-ery all but innocent motives of children and coins them into hate and fear. OLGA BARDEL. 'Olga Bardel." By Stacv Aumonier. Published by the Century company, New York. The setting: of this novel is chiefly London, though the narrative occasionally occasion-ally gets out into other English cities and towns, and crosses once to the continent and once to America. Olsa Bardel is the story; there are many others in it, but by fighting with or against her they are emphasizois and developers of the queer, beautiful, fascinating genius. The grip and drive of the novel is due to the almost al-most uncanny reality of all tho created figures. The stnry moves against a background back-ground of life filled with riches coMo-ted by a temperament that sees and feels more of the world than the ordinary man. PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICITY. "Homans's First Principles of Electricity." Electrici-ty." By .T. E. Homans. Published bv Sully &- Kleinteich. New York, As either a primer of electrical science, or as a handbook of fundamental principles princi-ples that would be appreciated even by an advanced worker, this little book is lh a class by itself. The author undertakes lo treat of the principles of science from the ground up, passing in review all matters mat-ters necessary to constitute a fundamental funda-mental knowledge of all forms of electric current. Nothing is omitted, and nothing slighted that Is necessarv to give the reader a thorough grounding in the science. OBVIOUS ADAMS. "Obvious Adams." Bv Robert R LTpde-graff. LTpde-graff. Published by Harper & Brothers. Broth-ers. New York. "Obvious Adams" Is the name given one of the most-talked-of men in the advertising ad-vertising husiness. This is a storv of how he started life as a poor hov "in a grocery store, then started working for a great advertising concern and is now the vice president and acting manager of this company. How he made a success in this business will apply equally well to ail others and the average business man. whether he (s successful or not, will do well to read this little volume. CRAIG KENNEDY DETECTIVE STORIES. "The Social Gangster." By Arthur B Reeve. This is a new series of detective stone? in which we find the inimitable Craig Kennedy, wiza rd of la bora torv research, running to earth criminals of everv description. de-scription. Kennedy's marvelous skiil and power are shown in every one of the stories, the first of which gives the title to the book. The book is full of thrills and in it all of the arts and crafts of modern scientific scien-tific invent ion are brought into plav. Mr. Reeve's exceptionally clever detective fiction has a wide popularity and this new volume, with a surprise in every chapter, will add to his fame. HOW TO CARE FOR CONSUMPTIVES. CONSUMP-TIVES. "Home Care of Consumptives." Bv Rov U French. Published hy G. P. Putnam's Put-nam's Sons. New York. The su-ceyf ul treatment of a consumptive con-sumptive patient, depends on the intelligent intelli-gent co-opera t Inn of the pat tent and family with the physicist, says the author au-thor of this work. U his co-operation j must be basd on exact Information as to what to do and how to do it. This book supplies a fund of information -which will make that co-operation possible and will prove of great value to physicians, social workers, nurses and teachers. The author hns been engaged for four yea re In educational and executive work in the campaign against tuberculosis and has come in personal contact with hundreds of families suffering from tills disease-The disease-The book is written In the simplest form and therefore is easily understood. INTERESTING NOVEL. "Between Two Worlds." By Philip Cur tiss. Published by Harper & Brothers. New York. I The- story of a man who sought for a genuine, unspoiled - woman and how he found her in a world that was new to him. where he was warned not to go. Strolling into a cabaret one eveninar. Sidney Greshani. a well-known business and clubman, is attracted by one of the singers. Later they meet, and after (his Oresh.nm finds it almost impossible to stny away from the cabarei. Although ihinkine himself in love with another girl fnr some three years, he realizes that this little caharpt singer is the cirl for him, , and the exciting romance which follows makes this one of tlie most entertaining . stories we havo lately rccived. FIRST NOVEL IS CHARMING. "The Beloved Son." By Fanny Knib!e Johnson. Published by Small. May- nard & Co.. Boston. The readers of many important Ameri- ! -an magazines arp familiar with (he! namo nf Funny Kern hie Johnson and know that it stands for the hest In the short story. Hero she has writton i her first novel and, in add I ; ion to all ; the kill and charm tint !:,ivr marked her short Movies, she hns found opportunity oppor-tunity in the novel to show her jzreat 1 breadth of view. As a novel of real people, as a love Idyl and as a portraval of the beautiful relation of father to son, tho book is distinguished. |