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Show I S ! ,1- .'M-rdly v.c.ik and overworked motive for Hut ' tifcjufp of t lie writer's art of ,-;Hnr; r .'.) fi.sil ar.'l b'"'d p.ople. Klie j, a-v' to n.ake the domes of the Ki:od f.imilv and thv:r friends take on a fa.-ri-nutir.s aspect, which proves a conia-'ion conia-'ion The narr.iiion of the fortunes, do-ire-tic a; d iiidastrinl. the weddinps. fn-r,r?' fn-r,r?' and divorces, the holW and frall-t'c frall-t'c the olimiiishr.r fs and fidelity to a peculiar code of family honor of this Am.-riean family, is just n study of human . nature. , , Mrs. KuP.n-d. the a'y of family, minus , ir.'-MK who live- 'nv the charily of relatives rela-tives and friends, .-kins out a il!s:irr-o-'lhle i-xi-tenoe in the lio,e of marrying Wr dam.-lucr to a rich man, is r lever y turned out and easily recognized 1:1 polite si'cieiv n:iv day. Ivuth. l.awson Rudd s daughter, is the mo'-i amusi-ic ::nd unaruo person In the c-im lor orisir.nl and businesslike mnn-aKement mnn-aKement of in r Cvrmon husband and "inlaws" "in-laws" is delicious. There is a perfect crowd of chr. rectors in the book, and not a tiresome one an.ons them. riven tha L-erni of a real live story and the Rudds. j ti.e author could have produced one of the "best sellers." I j A MYSTERY STORY. "The Girl in 'he Mirror." By Elizabeth Jordan. Published by the Century Co.. New York. Mystery and love go hp nd in hand in this captivating story, in which young Laurie TV von is the object of a practical joke, which at times is far from humorous. humor-ous. As a result of a pledge between this handsoriie youth and his s;s!er, Barbara, Bar-bara, iilso handsome ami immensely rich, to earn their living in New York for one year, with only ?50 io go on and no help j from each other, the gi: 1 nearly starves to death, but discovers a husband, while her brother has a streak of luck in meeting meet-ing Rodney Bangs and collaborating with htm in a successful play. Laurie, apparency cured of his former vices, revels in a holiday, especially as his sipter, her confidence in him restored, has relaxed her supervision over him ;tnd departs on her honeymoon to Japan, after extracting a promise from Bangs and Jacob Epstein to look after her dashing brother. Everything is staged for the writing of another play. Bangs and the kindly old manager, Epstein, fume with impatience beea use Laurie won't settle down to work. and. after useless pleadings, they decide to give him the nd venture he is always in hope of meet in g. They hire some actors and a beauty from Virginia, who has aspirations to become an actress, to put the joke over, as the affair requires re-quires some clever acting. Some thrilling j and dangerous situations result and a . most surprising climax in which Laurie I dexterously turns the tables against the! plotters and uives them a very bad hulf-( hour in reprisal for the week of excite- j ment which was his share of the adventure. adven-ture. While dressing one morning, young j Devon sees the reflection of a charming girl in his mirror. Invent i cat ion shows i that she lives in an apartment house diagonally across from his own. Ho is , at once interested and Iu-Vks for the girl in the mirror reculariy. untM one day lie ses her with a revolver in her hand. Thinkinc she intends suicidp, lie smashes his way in to her room to prev ent her from killing herself. This is the first scene of the plot in which Loris Mayo rViys Die girl in the mirror part, so realistically that Laurie fulls an easy victim to her charms and puts forth every erfo'-t to pro! ect t his supposedly despra to girl from the mysterious mys-terious persecut ions of the od ious f ha w. Miss Jordan lias e ol ed an entertaining entertain-ing mystery stoi y, well a -ton1 d with the ekment of suspense, as a r-"f omperwe fnr lack of originality in her c'ara.ers. who are all a f d 1 c t ed w 1 ; h too m u c h beauty and a sameness. TILE NEW WIST MAGAZINE. A s irvey of irr'catiTi proi'"''.? occupies the prominent place in the August number, num-ber, the "Prune, u pro i ect" taking the lead. Thrr is a timely artho by Robert Rob-ert N. Pell on ! nrip--5ition In congress con-gress to the Mo:id.-! b:'!, followed bv the full txt of tb bill. pr. James E, TM-ma TM-ma ce has a short skf : ch desTihir.g the birth of irricatio'i in the ft: I a';1 vul-1 vul-1 i;y. wiien the. Mormons first t;!lt-j the SO' '. The .livantacv:. natural and man-mad", man-mad", of Buh! and Tw:n pai's, Idah. are fratur-'d quite extensively in this isuo. find t h Are ar sho,-t art :cles on bu:lu : i'C activities In the (Jt-ni s'atf, r'nim; to b o t i h i c h wa y a r d p : 1 : b u : ; d n c s . A brief ep'.iT-aMnn H'"'tmpan!r picfures "f the "Miru.-'oki l"-.ur',c Frou-rt." and FVevl R . K - d writ-s e r t h , i 1 a s t ; c k 1 1 y ahont rla:Ti.it:on work in the e!. Martha pancr's r-pot n flu'." women's wom-en's ativj';s '"'.udr5 r.'.imcrc.iB pom's of Interns;. tirt mg with the ure foci show nt F'ls". I'mVr "Horn Making," bv Heln V. Taylor. i ar recr-nstru-ti'"n proleiv.s iu ti e home n -.1 new method meth-od of houtjho!d pfr.-',c::cy are inpu of d'?ussior. 10'Ir.or'sl coiixniftn on t h a t r . ro wri . n g ana the ' ' i 1 : .-os t " hit the mark. A breejtv description and views of the "Girl s' Y ri-Mi'i ' v Inn" a nd r iirnevotis minor atiractioi-.s rrnnb'ne to add to the attr.''ti em ss ct tlhs nuier number. DELIGHTFU1, STORY ROOKS FOR KIDDIES. "Little TVahs," by decree Mlfhell. ilh:s-tr.itd ilh:s-tr.itd by Artbur H"uib-rf oti; "pidy Buniiv," by FTu-ibeth 'iorron. illus-fft'. illus-fft'. d by M.i t;iu el Wricht Knruhi ; "The Iovrly Clare !," b' Fa IrmuM 5?n vdr. 11 lu' rari by John Ihie, ar.U "Little Sunt-.v ior(." told niid illus-t-Kted by Johnny Grurlle. Kubpsh. d by V. F. Yoll.i iid co:r pt ny. New York. Th" bo(-k, bound In ho.n-d: mid in nt-tract'vp nt-tract'vp (j.ft boxes are n:tis;.c m Mne ;nd color, and wtll make ru hisfant annal to tlie loe of beauty wImcIi !s dormrtnt in the ?nul of all children, rrady to bi d.-'- loped. They are a : '"v licit In g lot of p t o r i ( s wr 1 1 ! n by B u ', r s w ' o understand under-stand what is best caiiuilaied to cAptnre the imag ma t ;on and f.nuv of the child -mind. "Little Fab-" and "Th lovrly Card-i' ar "-harmirc stories nbn :l f-nries. "Little "Lit-tle Sunny stones" are one or a mm-Ic-, in uhlch th author had n hsnpy thought, for he eo;iirl; rr.-.l p"ror,H ' it :e( fr pwoln, th1 trrHjured pl.i y t h i nirs of chdd-bood. chdd-bood. and adds some sprig'itiy elves lor good rnraoui e. "Billy Bunnj-'s Fortune," relates thai i yonin ra bbt t " f n d nt n r .s with be.'jt ;i nd i-i ar, Slinkv Mmky. Mother Raccoon ,n'd ; R:t.-coon twins and othr-r thhtss out m ! the biw world, whiie he goes to seek his' fortunu. I 1 i A NOVEL BIOGRAFHY. "Mary Olivier." by May ml.'-r. Tub- 1 hshf d bv Macniilian conip;nv, New-York. New-York. May Sinclair his p'dr'-Mepp-d nil literary liter-ary preef-l nt in this 'ntet crenti'in. which If the biography cl n womnn's hi-from hi-from the ag- of 2 ;i,ir to 1 7. anil has adopt ed a novel mid rapid - f ire nv t ' od of narrative, which will piove ta cin.; ! ins tn j.nni'' nn1 oniht errnt'c to others. Shf dh ldc M.-rv t I,t's lilo Into prri-ods. prri-ods. Infnnev, rh'Mhond. aiikm'orro. ma -tnritv and niiddh1 :ip . and. unufr thes, rilvisionii are nuiiTiouM Fhort c b pi ts, thirty or frty. Full may be likened to nimpjhots of rpis'd.-s in Mar's lif-1. Hr sept ciH-ev nre crisp and a cca to - like In form, a nd the muucs of pu t in e:, w lj ich re ul I are 1; ki t a m.-os for d :s I inct ne.ss a nd purii v of mea hIhk, One mlcht say that Mlr-s Ptnehiir has nprelaltird in tin mt t.f deplrtniK cu.-aRrer.il'lo cu.-aRrer.il'lo people; her men are r;l or d t MnM". nioit- ofl.-n bolb, and tn.,t ..f , the xionn-n are fiu.wr. Iut whrtln-r wr Hli" tbeni or not . t hy will tn-i be vn,.n forg'Mtrti. bv reason ot the junhnr's skillful skill-ful portrayal. Muv i'Iivkt Is f-h.-n-p cont r. t o ira r t yn d oid ma i w ;t h whieh t arc familiar in union. p,',, 1 1 of her fivrit le' t " a s-'lt Ish mot In-v. w dors not fori ko lov. i.-, tno np Nnf(iai;e or write n book (It'a Only toward- the 1 1 -t that he brrnnie-. a po-t). Ins'rjnl, sh,. works out an opl In 1 i 1 1-', ch--'M-ful phMoo-phv. phMoo-phv. and aryue Ihtm If out of In r d ure for t'b-a viv.'. and rri mi 'ols in ,-on - vlni-lnc l( that sh Is happir- whrn cloiiiK (i"nie tani" ;;nd tiresome duty for her mother, or nom of tin- manv afrjioted persons who form her civle et frl-uulf. l in 1 en n't lif'p w ishi hi; that .1 1 in 111 1 e pnn'.nnbv of hrr brook -JutnidiiK ! v. ihr long, lank, lovnb)e .limmie. wlio'-, ki'-h "wnp different yort of kiss," ould romc bio-k from w In-re Ml- slnH.,,,- i;n. kUnlU- banirdied hi 1 n carlv In th.- Mo.v. for Iherr I- a pfrmu: mitiitivo (.-.-'in (:,,,( all of M'ary's lovers stood for Jimmie in her inmost'soul, that l.e is lu-r one "really, tru'y lover." One is somewhat irked by the endless string- of insufferable relatives surround- 1 In c y : a ry ; t h e n arises the naughty wish; that she might nave the strength of character char-acter to de'egate her subtle, sweet, soil-l-.ard mother to the care of any one of them, and t hen ma ke a brave dash fcr the world and freedom to live her ov u life. Then, rf course, the main reason j for writing the story wouid be lst. j After Mary has buried about all of her relatives, including her mother, who is one of the most realistic of the many portraits por-traits the writer draws, she comes to the realization that perfect happir.CFs doe not come from people or things, but "fnv.i somewhere inside yours-1f," In fnct. she , is surprised to find that she feels you:.g at 47. The way Mary works out her problems is interesting and fascinating to the extent ex-tent that, once taken up, the book commands com-mands attention, if fcr no other re:-son than that it is a clever piece of realism. A STRUGGLE AGAINST ENVIRONMENT. "Smiles." By Eliot H. Robinson. Published Pub-lished by the Page company, Boston. Smiles is the name of an unusual and fascinating young, girl, whose love for children is her predominn tine tra it. Through rather improbable circumstances she Is adopted and brought up by "B g Jerry" and his wife, uncouth, but kind-hearted kind-hearted mountaineers of the Kentucky hiHs. Dr. rvmald MacDonald. a famous child specialist, and his de.g. "Mike." from Boston become lost while out burning, and gladly accept old Jerry's hospitality, especially espe-cially as the doctor at once becomes interested in-terested in Smiles and is responsible for arousing ambitions in her childish heart, for from that day she never wavers in lit r det ermina tion to save money, study and eventually go to the big city, become a trained nurse and "help al! little chii-dre chii-dre n." There is a delightful love sf-y. in which three men enter the lists for the har.d of tiie lady, and a very excitlnc fight between be-tween Ponald and the mountain eirl's "moonshiner" lowr, Judd Amos, which savors strongly of Stone Aee met hods, and proves nearly as disastrous for the city nun as it did for poor Mike. Through Donald's friendship and finaily guardianship, guardian-ship, for t lie o'd man leaves her In bis ; care when he dies, Smiles goes to Boston and reaches the goal she has set for herself. The war brinks out at a convenient time in 1 e narrative, e n a b' i n g the doctor to devote his skill in the service of the R-ed Cross, and a No givmc t lie ha ugh.T v M iss Treville. his rancee, a chance to .lilt him. "hen. as might be ant itp.itd. the stup'.d iVnald wakes up and realizes that it mas his little proteee whom he io d all the time. Lo er No. 11 is holding the st age, however, but he. t'"o. Is gracefully eliminated elimi-nated in the ?'!"-?on's favor wr.en he makes the startling discovery that he is S tn i ! e ? ' s half-brother. It is good, who'esom fivon. wl! adapted for young people's readiv.s. w.:h pb-nty of swet, hotr. '!' romance a n.d thrills of a mild sort. ROMANCE OF EAULY DAYS IN CAilTORNIA. "Reranov." By Gertrude Atherton. P-b-hshed by Boni vV- Liverigh.i. New YV; k. A' ways at her bet when Caliiornia is hr tht-me, tj-,e writer has quite outdone h-Ts.-if in t Iv story of the many-s;ded Russian. Rz;i"v. A!:ho"eh, tl:e story, to soii-.u extent, is histor'oa iy t rue. m t h : r l-e that clo.-'s not add to Ms charm, whieh i"due rhtlv to it-- rt'i'-o)'v.z spnpliei'y and unprctt :.t;ousr.- s as a rarv creation. crea-tion. It, in fact, can hardly bo called anoe'. There is a favor of i;rri-,i!:iy about it i whi-h is very alluring. It :s ouite , cult to Imagine this . superb R uss;an. i lie I favorite of A'-exa mier 'i F-'-st, p-;r y I cur.cilor. grand chair her ia p'.en'roten-1 p'.en'roten-1 liary of the Ruso-American on-pary, 'arid what not, saidng riui from th.e s.-t-lt;cment at Sitka a:;1 ioiri"x ir.to the harbor through the Golfbui r:;;'.e. past the s-ejls, and being receive.i by or-!'y Spaniards Span-iards In "the u:idress unitorni of black and scarlet in whi-'h tlu-y had. been surpr'seu." on the very c round cn winch ::ow stands the city of Srtii Krancisco. The love story of Rezanov ar.d t li-" beaut ifu i "Concha." wl'o s m born for ea h othr and in every way doubly favored fa-vored by the gods, is full of throbb::-c. tender ten-der passion r.h a sire :l,i-'- spiv.t side to it. Th.e Russian dreams of 0.0-. minion over these in--in,ue;u. cay. pleas -ur-lovir-.g chii irru of tie south, a gradual and pea.-.-ful adoption by rs ivurt.-y. whidl wf be necessary to keep the t " ;v . i States from taking this rn h ten" it ory v.Mitu:ti:y. lit- f.-.-s iVMt :,ri alhar.ee wi' i the daughter cf the Vonmi n i n : -" w-1 strenstlnn and cement the tie between the two countries, but mi account of re ;c;cus dlffereneejt t lie consi-nt of their rcspec-tle rcspec-tle rulers must be obtained, and to do this he set? nut on the peri inns Journey across Siberia to St. Pet, rsbir c. If all cvs well it should take i wo years; the lovrt s pledge themselves fr eternity, aril then- faith for -;eh other i;- a wonderful won-derful thine Rer.anov encou ' t . rs ime-pe-ud diffn-nlties and terrme haidslnps whi.-h cause his d-ath far trom his spa n-i-.li love a nd the lard of i",t st iha n ro-;- s. but he remains st rorc to the -nd in Ins ision of etewul h.api'lness. So vaui-h.ed a '1 hope of Ki;':;i!i 00 ' on: za t ion in the wettin part of America. FOR REFERENCES AND 1NFORVA-T10N. 1NFORVA-T10N. "B- s. Pike. Perch and Other Game Fit-lies of Amcri.-a." bv James v H.n-su H.n-su 1. M. l Publishe I by s;0w art -Kidvl company, v'inciunati. This Is a very ci-urprehens: e w ork on American tame fisN s an 1 an eveellcrt book of refe - ruv, In a dd it 101 1 to 1 rc in -tet enting In format on of a more popular nature which it contains. Tlirre are ue-t.i'ld ue-t.i'ld descriptions of mnetv v-t,-;, ,-,f i;ame fishes found in hikes and sr earns oil t of the Rock v mount a ins and in the waters of the Gn'f and Atlantic ocean. After giving n short technical descimtlou of the f sh under di sens --ion. the a u t '-or supplement if with OHO whleh will meet the .1 vera we rendt v s desire for knowYd-e on this .subject. lie has urouped the f !sl-es in fa n: :l-es. giving the gaiucst nic-e!e-i.-e o er fr 01 her s. u it h da I a ro'a t ; n to the 1 ' hi t s ha bit a t s and every thin;; conccrrvv: t he surroundings of eaeh pa : 1 icular f.iuulv, HIk tv-e of wrhln Is easv and entertain enter-tain hit. 1 l t ers iters, d w : I a oc-a :o";( 1 stories of f ishlm; cvperi en addo'c to (he interest n nd a ! m otpj- e e ot -portsnnnT-hlp wh.ich irnrlet his w o-i IP" FMleMloii- in regard to Iis'upu lackle hii I ad ico us to b. st melhods of nnicltng n-av be counted as ;, s i thov are the result cl Ihe i-rrori;l ep--i-etn-e of the a ul hor cocci u-g a period of more than si t v yea r-. A GOOD riECTl OF CHARACTER 1 STUDY. 'from Pat her to Son." Bv Mirv S , Watts Publifheil by the' M.icmiMa'n company. Ncv York. Absorbed in h.e,- work of character de. lineullOll. M: :M I . hah rather 11 e e, I, -c i d to t;ie n. a ond slCi. for s.;..,-M ;u j -iippos'd!v til" hero ,.f (he tale, f:t,i,.v Into th b.'Uii'ini'l In imiwl'io-r com-p-(rrd with the portiult of th P,ndd (-mi-ilv. as the v rltor h aw s It. 1 ', ,-;., f, col lei; e. the minii id. a I :st . st ,.V , , co err. th'tt hie andfatlier ivade hi"., f,,,. tune lo- pi 1 1 f 1 1 1' e r i 11 1; . d u 1 1 11 ir the . Ivil w V Hi- t'tke-: a rrv otv -l.vd when Ir.'vUni: hi;, father with the fa.-!-. ., v b-g thai rcp.M-r.tion ot mm- ) ,) , h,'"jk nl lu.-ld a lo ,lnt how H ,j p , v I n ioi-e -thoul-! Inn e been m-dr o 1,. . father tn, uac e at the t me w h,-n (n,.v fu ! t knew ot I m 1 and He h a ),,,,.. in a bull a nd doe- n t ., .- h W 1 .. 1 h. 1 1 ,.. I"e rats The W :, r ui nPOi. MM I lei, , t e- use lor t hell econ, Ilia Hon. It , , |