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12 THE HORJNINGr OEEGOIAK, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER v 7, 1901. ,t BQQK3T3l fxs i i fnsxj SpyIpI' &. in 1 mrfYh A.M0li The First Men In the Moon. The First Men In the Moon. By H. G. "Wells. Bowen-Merrill Co., Indianapolis. There Is probably no other living -writer than the author of "The War of the "Worlds" whose brain possesses that ab normal twist requisite to the production of such a story as "The First Men In the Moon." The conception of a planet peopled by a race of articulated creat ures, gigantic Insects, endowed with something akin to human Intelligence, whose entire life Is passed not upon the moon s surface, but miles below it. In chambers and passages hollowed out al ter the fashion of a colossal ant-hill all this Is described with that touch of "verisimilitude which makes this moon story the most wlerd and striking of any thing that he has written since the lays of "The Time Machine." A Mr. Cavor, engaged In scientific research, makes a substance "opaque to all forms of radi ant energy." This substance, which he names "cavoritc," after himself, resists the force of gravitation. Mr. Cavor In terests the alleged author, Mr. Bedford, 1n his discovery, and to test it they enttr a metallic shell covered with cavorite, with shutters so disposed that when opened and turned back on the outer wall of the shell, the force of gravitation Is free to act to the extent and in the direction of the opening. That gives it steering power. The moon is In this way reached, and there the ingenuity of Mr. "Wells devises an extraordinary people, living under the strangest conditions. The remarkable quality of the story is that, while wildly impossible, it Is so co herent and so consistent in Its minute details that it gives the impression of absolute truth. He takes us on endless rambles through these vast lunar cav erns, lit only by the pallid rays that come from streams of liquid blue fire, and shows us a world in which the forests are colossal growths of pink and blue and green mushrooms and the common est utensils of everyday life are made of solid gold. Mr. Wells has been doubly fortunate In having a sympathetic illus trator. Mr. Herlng's pictorial interpre tations of the text are thoroughly in keeping with the whole spirit of the thing and make the various phases of this imaginary moon life sufficiently vivid to haunt one with the persistence of a nightmare. (For sale by the J. K. GUI Co., Portland.) 3fci Tibvel by Anthony Hope. Tristram of Blent. By "Anthony Hope. Mc- Clure. Phillips & Co., New York. Anthony Hope, the romancer, has gone straight Into the heart of modern Eng land for the story of Trlstam of Blent. Although the setting is entirely English, the plot has its birth with a peculiar Hussian custom which affects the old English House of Blent in an odd way. Russia still clings to the old Julian cal endar, and Is 12 days behind the rest of the civilzed world. An Englishman dies In that country." Deceived by a swoon, the doctors report his death a week be fore It actually occurs. The man's wife in England, who has long been separated from bin,, immediately marries. When the accurate date of his death i3 re ceived, no allowance is made for the dif ference in the English and Russian cal endars. No second marriage is deemed necessary, and it is not -until after the birth of a child that the terrible mistake is discovered. The child, the Harry Tris tram of the story, grows to maturity in the possession of a name and an estate which are not his by law. He becomes a grim and cunning man who determines to bold his inheritance at any cost Then his beautiful cousin, Cecily Gainsborough, the rightful heiress, enters into his life. "Voluntarily, if Impulsively, he yields up that which is hers, and, installing her as Lady Tristram, he starts out without name or family to seek his own fortune. The gradual development .of his char acter in this new role furnishes one of the, satisfactory elements of the story. Af ter much delay on account of the Tris tram pride, the story closes with Harry Tristram once more back at Blent. The novel is especially notable for Its keen character sketching. (For sale by the J. X. Gill Co., Portland.) Not So Bod as He Wai Painted. Jack Racer. By Henry Somerville. Mc- Clure, Phillips, & Co., New York. The young fellow who has the name part, as they say, in this story of a typi cal Western village, is a refreshing, im perturbable, Impulsive happy-go-lucky, usually doing things which he ought not, in Pekln's opinion, but doing them In the very best way that such things can be dpne. Jack Racer is a young man of liberal tastes. He wears the best clothes, drives the fastest horse and has the easiest ways" of all Pekln's mafe Inhabi tants. These things, coupled with the fact that he has never been known to engage in a serious occupation, early give him somewhat of a reputation as a ne'er-do-well. Nevertheless he Is im mensely popular. It Is with a brief period of his life in which he shows of what stuff he Is made that this story deals. It is e, day of astonishment throughout the county when the an nouncement Is made that Jack has been admitted to the bar. His many drives to a neighboring town had not been en tirely for pleasure. A delighted uncle, with whom he lives, starts a political boom In his favor. Jack's campaign is Invincible, but the day before the elec tion complications arise in the way of compromising accusations, which the town, with a ready ear for scandal, be lieves. Jack can rectify himself, but he refuses to do &o to shield another. The truth comes to light when it is too- late. Jack has lost the election, but he wins the respect and approval of -critical Pe kln. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Port land.) Stories of the Irish, Pensantry. Irish Pastorals. By Shan F. Bullock. Mc Clure. Phillips & Co., New York. Under the title "Irish Pastorals" are collected a -number of sketches of the Irish peasantry. They are 'really pen pictures, some stern and somber, some pathetic some genial and abounding in humor. As the circumstances of the low ly people of Ireland vary with the fickle climatic conditions, the drought and the long rainy .spells bringing famine and op pression, and the fair, lightsome weather Joy and plenty, so do these pictures vary. The bit of description at the "beginning of each sketch will "usually be found to be an indication of Its nature. In this harmony Is found the author's greatest art In the blending Df these true chil dren of the soil with the earth which gives them sustenance. Yet even in the hour of gloom, when the sky bodes no good and the fields are a dreary waste, they exhibit admirable elements of keen native jwlt. Irrepressible good nature and shrewd practical wisdom. With little cer tainty of a Winter's provision, they will jaske merry with the true ring about a board wlilch offers nothing but boiled "praties" and the milk "noggln.,, but when sorrow comes, it is pathetic, so hopeless It seems and so forlorn. (For sale "by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) The Power of Example. Oar Jim. By Edward S. Ellis. Dana, Estes & jpe., Boston. For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland. Tho boy who loves "athletics- will he fascinated by this story. "Our Jim" is a lascinatea ay xhjs story. uur 410 is a devotee of baseball, ana the hero of not ligMMBMBWjfcBMWMIWBWy I V a few hard-fought fields. One seldom reads a more realistic and thrilling de scription of a baseball game than that In the chapter when "Jim came in on the heels of the runner from first," and won for his club the championship from th Oakdales. The career of Jim Winters is traced from boyhood, through college days, "" election to the Legislature, and marriage, and the interest never flags from the first page to the last. The hero of the book embodies In his character all the qualities that go to .make up the ideal American citizen, and the recital of his experiences will hold the closest attention of any reader who enjoys a clean, well-written boys' story. (For sale by the J. K? GUI Co., Portland.) Love Story of the Black Hills. The Westerners. By Stewart Edward White. McClure, Phillips & Co., New York. When the Black Hills were discovered to be rich In valuable oree. there began that heterogeneous Influx of human beings which always follows new-found wealth. There were tenderfeet from the East; mountaineers from Tenfiessee and Ken tucky; soft-voiced "Virginians; keen, alert woodsmen from the North; wiry, silent trappers from the West; with here and there an Indian or a half-breed. At that time, as the author 6ays, "Every day was a book. Men counted as nothing ex periences filled with an excitement or a pathos or a beauty Intense enough to ren der significant the whole life of a quiet New Englander." In this land and In this period, Mr. White has laid the setting of "The Westerners." The two central figures of the plot are a young girl, Molly La fond, growing' to womanhood in a rough mining camp, and MIchall Lafond, a scheming, revengeful half-breed, her supposed father. In his younger days. La fond had been wronged as he thought, and to repay the Injury he had caused the death of a young mother and had stolen her child during an Indian raid. "If you wish to harm a person, take away that which he loves best; but that Is not life," a white man had told him. So the child was preserved and brought up on an Indian reservation as the daugh ter of the half-breed. Men asked few questions in those days. When the girl, Molly, was almost a woman, Lafond came for her and took her to the mining camp of Copper Creek. To have her grow to womanhood, coarse, hardened, disreputa ble, as were the women of the camp that was his plan. Then he would tell her of her family and her birth. Her shame and remorse would be his revenge. But 'this end was never accomplished. A New England conscience asserts itself at the right moment; the love of Jack- Gra ham, a young miner, from the East, of fered a refuge. For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland. A Book o a. Gallant Maid. My Lady Peggy Goes to Town. Frances Ay mar Mathews. Bowen-Merrlll Co., Indian apolis. ' When gay postilions cracked their whips And gallants gemmed their chat 'ntth quips; When patches nestled oJer sweet lips At choc' la to times, and 'twlxt the sips,. Fair ladies gave their gossips tips; " Then, In Levantine gown and brooch. My Lady Peggy took the coach For London Town! Had she known all that -was to befall her there, Lady Peggy would never have gone to town. And In that case what a Joyful, graceful swirl of chronicling we should have missed from Miss Mathews' delightful pen. Peggy goes to town be cause she has mistakenly broken a faith ful lover's heart and would mend It, for sooth. It is her first trip away from Kennaston Castle, and London is a big place evn in those days of Beau Brum- mel and his ready wits. Yet My Lady and her maid Chockey come to no ill on the mall coach, and they are duly set down before the humble lodgings of the run away's scribbling brother, Lord Kennas ton. bohemlan and roysterer in preference to country gentleman. Then the unex pected things begin to happen. Kennaston dawns on sight, swaggering home with ja dozen beplumed, besworded and singing comrades. With all, of course, the heart broken lover chanting sweetly at the top of his voice. Behold then, shortly, the fruits of a lightning transformation and a madcap impulse, and for the rest of the story we do not deal with a seeming Peggy at all. In place of My Lady wit ness a tall, slender, dashing chap Sir Robin McTart till the real Sir Robin makes that impossible who gets to swords with Sir Percy de Bohun una is wounded; gives Beau Brumrnel a new point on cra vats; escapes the gallow3 through a mir acle, after routing a famous highwayman1 by pure gallantry; saves the life of Peg gy's lover by good shooting and faints dead away on the heath, homeward bound.' when It Is Miss Matthews' time for her to be revealed. For sale by the J K. Gill Co., Portland. The World's Best Essays. The World's Best Essays. Edited by David J. Brewer. F, P. Kaiser, St. Louis. For sal& by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland. The names of the essayists in the fourth volume of Essays form a brilliant array commencing with Dante and concluding with Emerson, and covering the period between the 13th and 19th centuries. The essay by Dante in this volume, "Of Riches and Their Dangerous Increase," may well be read and pondered in these days of inordinate accumulations of wealth. Dante's reflections on this subject are as applicable today as when he wrote 690 years ago. His other essays are -"That Desires Are Celestial or Infernal"; "That Long Descent Maketh No Man Noble," a Democratic dogma universally accepted today; and "Concerning Some Horrible Infirmities." "Love Songa of the Af ghans," an essay by James Darme6teter, In which he gives us specimens of the man ner in which several of the Afghan tribes woo their dusky loves. The writer says that all that the average Afghan knows of love is jealousy. All the crimes of earth are said to arise from money, earth or woman, and that the latter is the most frequent of the three causes. The songs breathe a slavish devotion to the loved one, who probably eventually finds, with her white sister, that "men were deceiv ers ever." Darwin's three essays upon the subjects which have formed the life work Of that eminent man. are an Im- l portant feature of volume 4. The first, the "Summary of His Theory of Natural Selection," Is a complete chapter of his hook, "The Origin of Species." "The Sur vival of the Fittest" Is from the same I work, as is also its "Conclusion on His Theory and Religion." Perhaps no philo sophical subject mooted during the cen tury Just past has created more interest and discussion than Darwin's speculations on the "Descent of Man," and his theory J of evolution (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) The Fall of the Curtain. Tho Fall of the Curtain. By Harold Begbie. Bowen-Merrlll Co., Indlanapollsr The heroine and center of Interest In the story is Hannah Mersey, a poor, am bitious English governess who gratifies her ambition at any cost to her con science, and who, after much suffering, comes into .possession of her soul. Han nah Mersey Is exceedingly well drawn. 1 one is a aisiant relative ol joecKy onurp e. J She hw a, madonna-like fact, as an air o She is a. distant relative of Becky Sharp's, sweet sincerity, a low "voice, a passion for beauty, an aesthetic love of religion. She acts all the time, and ed well that she oftens deceives herself. Her rdanipu lation of people to her own ends, her shifting of ground to meet the point of view of every one to whom she talks are subtly conceived. "'She could dissem ble so deftly and. sucessfully that ehe made people mistake her very" dissimula tion for candor. Hannah's ambition and hypocrisy lead her, by a dramatic road, to marry Lord Mane, an did English earl Of 63, who divorces his first wife to marry her. This eccentric old person, weak, shrewd, fond of pigs, horses and plain speaking, Is a study In character. His talk Is most entertaining and as full of oaths asr a black-cake Is of raisins. For sale Toy the J. K. Gill Co.,. Portland. The Flcfcle "Wheel. "The Fickle Wheel. By Henry Thew Stephen son. Bowen-Merrlll Co., Indianapolis. Our heroine is a merchant's daughter. with gallants at her beck and call and a stern old father to scare them away; and the hero Is a worthy lad of a better house who wins his sword and his title before the tale ends. And h6ro and hero ine are a pretty pair Indeed. With the optimism of youth and hope they trust themselves and each other, and in the end the course of their true love runs to a happy goaL Cicely bears her beating with spirit, and Richard endures patiently the whimsical patronage of the King; they are forced to call up their wit and their courage to serve their love, and at last there is nothing for it but that Cicely must play Rosalind's part, dress herself in doublet and hose, descend -by a tackled stair from her window and flee to her lov er's arms. The fact that she is arrested by an irate creditor on her Journey to her lover's house only delays the happy event by a little, and gives the devoted Richard a chance to rescue Beauty In distress. But the central figure Is the half-caste gentleman - swashbuckler whose pictur esque and adventurous career comes to a close In this story. Peter Jule Is a sharp plotter. He rides into the story with oath and song and a kiss for the barmaid, dashes gallantly, as Is his wont, into the midst of an In trigue which bids fair to carry him to the crest of the wave, and at the same time rob poor Richard of all his patri mony, and at last meets his fate and his death at the hands of pretty Cicely. He had escaped the yard-arm and the gal lows, had lied, cozened, bragged, sworn and cheated his dashing way through 100 adventures, and yet he was not all bad. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) Scenes From the Lives of Famous Artists. Among the Great Masters of Painting. By Walter Rowlands. Dana Estes & Co., Bos ton. Works on the history of art are very numerous, and are also, for the most part, exceedingly dull. Mr. Rowlands, however, hassucceeded In the rare task of writing a book which Is not only Instructive, but Also readable, fresh and exhilarating. We rfre not given a catalogue of the names of painters and canvasses, but are seated In the studios of the great masters of art and behold the Immortal works qf the im agination in the process of making. Thus we become In fancy the contemporaries of Ruhens and Titian and "Velasquez. a& well as of Hogarth and Reynolds and a score of other painters represented In this work. The Illustrations are of a high quality, and neither time nor expense has been spared In hunting down and securing the originals (in some' cases very rare) and In reproducing them with taste and fidel ity. To have illustrated the book with reproductions of well-known paintings by the masters whose works are described would have have been an easy task; a much more useful and difficult thing has been accomplslhed In reproducing famous paintings of scenes In the lives of the painters themselves. As,- for Instance, "The Death of Leonardo da "Vinci." from the painting by J. A. D. Ingres; "The Sleep of Fra Angellco," by Albert "Malg nah; and "Charles "V. Picking Up Titian's Brush," by Carl Becker. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) Romance of a Grain Elevator. Calumet "K." By Samuel Merwln and H. K. Webster. The Macmillan Co., New York. Calumet "K" is a 2,000,COO-bushel grain elevator, and this story tells how Charlie Bannon built it "against time." Bannon says of himself: "I've been working like an all-the-year-round blast furnace ever since I could creep." He has looked for a chance to be quiet, "since I was 12 years old." But when this chance finally comes, Bannon, with the girl who has consented to share his restless life, yields to habit, and the dream of a cosy farm is forgotten in the stress of new work. The elevator must be done by December 31. There are persons who are Interested in delaying the work, and It is these, as well as the "walk ng delegates,' that Bannon has to fight. The story how they tried to "tie up" the lumber 200 miles away, an how he out witted them and "just carried it off," shows the kinds of thing that Bannon can do best. In spite of his temptation to brag he was for two years a "chief wrecker" on the Grand Trunk, and has many stories to tell Bannon Is one of the men without whom American commerce could not get on. The heroine of this story Is Bannon's typewriter. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) Compilation of Lyrics. A Year Book of Famous Lyrics. By Fred eric Lawrence Knowles. ' Dana Estes & Co., Boston This unique compilation combines the general excellencies of an anthology with those of a year book or calendar of dally selections. Every page has one or two short poems which are acknowledged mas terpieces, and are pre-emlnentlysuited for memorizing. In all there are more than 500" poems. While it is impossible to group so many selections without Involving some uneven. ness in quality, the general average is ex ceedingly high, and no trashy verse has been admitted on the ground that it has attained temporary popularity. Seventy-four different English and American poets are represented by selec tions, and the birth and death dates of the more notable of them are indicated in fine type on the appropriate pages. The illustrations include 16 full-page portraits of famous poets. , There are indexes of titles and first lines, a general Introduction, and seven pages of explanatory notes. (For sale by the J. K. GUI Co., Portland,) Bndaret of Letters to Girls. To Girls. By Helolsc Edwina Hersey. Small, --Maynard & Co., Boston. Miss Hersey'a great success as an edu cator of young women assures Interest in whatever she has to say to girls. This budget of letters will bo found Intimate and unconventional, without a suspicion of -sentimentality or triteness; wholesome and stimulaitng, but none the less fas cinating in their style and in their interest to mothers and to daughters alike. They are grouped under three headings, viz., "About Education," "About Social Rela tions," and "About Personal Conduct"; and, as a part of the letters are addressed to a college graduate, and the rest to a girl who Is not college-bred, It will be seen that the book does not appeal to any limited class, but to young women ganer ally and everywhere. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) The Evolution of a Statesman. Shacklett. By "Walter Barr. D. Appleton & Co., New York. The author gives an Interesting view of politics in the Mississippi Valley. The evolution of his central -figure, who passes through various stages as clerk, lobbyist, legislator and Governor,' is admirably sketched. Mr. Barr has held but one po- lltlcal office In his life member of a board of examining surgeons in the Pen sion Bureau. He -was early thrown Into the company of some ol the most success ful politicians of Indiana, the state whera they play politics every day In the year. 1 ana later toois part in wie suuie yume in Southern Illinois. He belonged to the or- and later took part In the same game In ghnlzation called by its enemies the Cul-lom-Tanner machine to borrow some suavity, of phraseology from, his own de scription of the political machine In the hook. He was never a candidate for elec Hon to office, saying that It is much easier and cheaper to help-the other fellows get elected and then to have them land one In an appointive office. He asked for-ap-polntment twice, and failed once by a hair's breadth at Springfield. His con fidential relation with prominent politi cians in, Indiana and Illinois made It pos sible to give a perfectly accurate descrip tion of politics as it Is played In the Mid dle West (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) First Jnsne of Country Life. Cbuntry Life in America for November is a superb fulfillment, on the part of the publishers, of a promise to make a new sort of magazine devoted to nature, coun- tflV hnmAQ fnrtnrr. an3 nil Vilnius rmt of-doors. The two leading articles are "The Abandoned Farms,M a picturesque ! presentation of neglect: and "Ellerslle," t cx-Gbvernor Morton's handsome country seat, as representatives of the best ideals of country living. These present in a large way widely different rural cdndl- i tlons of the greatest human interest. Henry Troth and other well-known artist photographers have furnished many large illustrations. Features more in the way of practical suggestion are a series of pictures, and & descriptive article, enti tled, "Pleasant Homes and Gardens," "Shrubbery in the Home Grounds," by Samuel Parsons, Jr., the well-known landscape architect; and "The Home maker's Yard," by Frances Copley Seav ey. "The Life Story .of the Frog" is told by Mary Rogers Miller and illus trated by some 30 extraordinary photo graphs of live frogs and tadpoles by A. Radclyffc Dugmore, In aLa Belle Fa meuse," F. A. Waugh reads the folk lore of the French-Canadians in their fa mous domestic apple of today and cen turies past; while J. Horace McFarland tells what "American Apples" mean to our country. WrKing editorially, L. H. Bailey tells what the magazine stapds for as an exponent of the growing interest -in nature and country living, and discusses significant evidences of this outdoor feel ing. The publishers are Doubjeday, Page & Co. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) The Story of an American Countess. Sylvia: The Story of an American Countess. By Evelyn Emerson. Illustrated by ideal portraits of the heroine by Albert D. Blash fleld, Carle J. Blenncr, J. Wells Champnoy, toward Chandler Christy. Louise Cox, John Mlott, W. Glackens, C. Allan Gilbert, Al bert Herter, Henry Hutt, Alice Barber Stephens and A B. Wenzell. A love storv tender In Its tone, and with a unique plot. The scene Is laid In Ven-' Ice, and In Southern California. The char acters, few In number, are drawn with truth and distinctness. The paradoxical sub-title Is justified by the heroine's birth ana ancestry. The daughter of an Ital ian nobleman and heiress to his title, she Is a native of America, and equally at home Jn 'California or in Italy, where she Is distinguished by the deserved charac terization of "the most beautiful woman in Europe." Twelve artists known for their types of beautiful women have each drawn, their conception of the heroine. Thejr pictures are "reproduced as Illustra. tloris to the book. Each reader Is invited to choose the one which he thinks the best, and to Indicate the order In which he thinks the others should rank. The persons whose list comes nearest to the qhofce of the majority will receive a prize of $500. (For sale by the J. K. GUI Co., Portland. Story of a Little Poet. Sophie Cramp Taylor, the author of the new and popular Juvenile, "Story of a Little Poet," wrote the story for her three children, who appear as three of the prin cipal characters, with no Idea of publish ing it Many of the sayings and Incidents arcs true, and some of the compositions of Paul, the little 9-year-old poet, are re markable, considering his years. Here are his verses on "Bridget's Wedding Day"; Rlwj, ye bells, pour forth your lay. For this is Bridget's wedding day. Beat, ye drum, and toot, ye horn, For ihls is not a day to mourn. Dance, ye people, and laugh with glee. And b as 'happy as the bumble-bee. If it's only for the night, be bright. For we don't have) weddings every night. May she always happy be, And with Mike never disagree. I hope she will ne'er again t -iWish nho was Bridget Flanagan. (For sale by ttie J. K. Gill' Co., Port land.) What Came to Winifred. What Came to Winifred. By Elizabeth Wes tyn Timlow. Dana, Estes & Co., Boston, Miss Timlow gives us a captivating story of a little girl of 11 years, who Is the Inseparable companion and play fellow of her father, and the friend of all who meet her. Winifred Is one of the most charming children ever put into fic tion, and this breezy, wholesome tale, the fccne of -which shifts from New York City to country farm and back again. Is alive with Interest from the first page to the last. Fortunate Indeed Is the little girl who makes the acquaintance of Winifred and Eleanor and Emma Louisa and Mary Lib and generous-hearted- Mrs. Adams. The book radiates from every page the spirit of happiness and unselfish love for others. For sale by tho J. K. Gill Co., Portlajid Reminiscences of the Sonth. Old Times in Dixie Land; A Southern Matron's .Memories. By Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Mer rick. The Grafton Press. New York. Mrs. Merrick is the daughter of a wealthy Southern planter and the wife of a Chief Justice of Louisiana, the Hon. Edwin T. Merrick. She achieved personal distinction, ,)oth through her literary work and her effective advocacy, In the South, with voice and pen, of the enfran chisement of women. Sho has held muny public offices of prominence and responsi bility, in addition to being a recognized social leadpr in the Crescent City. Mrs. Merrick's book abounds In anecdotes of the most Interesting personal character, relating to matters before the war. during the. war and since that period. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) A Yonngr Inventor's FIncIc. A Young Inventor 8 Pluck. By Arthur M. "Win lleld. The Saalfleld Publishing Co., Akron, Ohio. Mr. Wlnfleld relates tho adventures of a wide-awake American lad of a mechan ical turn of mind who suddenly finds him self thrown upon his own resources and forced to support not only himself but his sister. Jack Wllllngton's path Is no easy one to tread. The bank In TVhlch sjster and brother have their little store of money falls, and with this comes the shutting down of the tool works in which tbe lad is employed. To ,add to Jack's troubles there Is a large fire In the town and he is accused of Incendiarism. But the young fellows Jceeps up his pluck and courage and comes out with flying colors. (For sale by the J. X. Gill Co.. Portland.) Ranch Jjite In Idaho. Three Young- Ranchmen. By Captain Ralph Bonehlll. The Saalileld Publishing Com panyj Akron, O. The story relates the adventures of three hrothers -who are left to Blrlft for themselves on a lonely ranch near one of the branches of the Salmon River, in, the mountains of Idaho. The lads, though sturdy and brave, have no easy time mak ing a living, and among 'other troubles they are visited by horsethleves and by a crafty prospector who schemes to rob them of their claim. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Portland.) Health of the Child. The Children's Health. By Florence Hull Winterburn. The neny. New Yorlc. 1 juiert? are niai cAtnwui iibuumo upuu J health and hygiene, but this volume Is There are many excellent treatises upon distinctive hi that It deals with the gen eral principles of health, rather than with disease and its treatment. It Is a simple little manual containing the laws of health, based upon evolution, and giving broad outlines Instead of pet theories. (For sale by the J. K. Gill Co., Port THE MAGAZINES. The publishers of Frank Leslie's Popu lar Monthly are .celebrating the 25th birth day of their magazine by issuing an ex traordinarily large and handsome number. The magazine, which consists of 16S pages, Is profusely illustrated, no single page being left without a decoration of some kind, while scattered through the issue. arc several handsome full pages in colors. The text has a number of really notable features; an authoritative article by Nansen, on the half dozen expeditions now racing for the Poles, the opening chapters of a new novel by Maurice Hew- lett, the first considerable work he has done since the publication of "Richard Yea and Nay"; a new animal story by Charles G. D. Roberts, author of "In the Heart of the Ancient Wood"; "How Tammany Wins," written, curiously enough, by an outspoken spoilsman; "The Great Automobile Race Fxom Paris to Berlin," and "The American Diary of a Japanese Girl," a wonderfully naive and spontaneous narrative which makes, a brand new departure In magazine litera ture. Particularly apropos in the forthcoming number of The Critic will be an extended paper by Joseph B. Glider, entitled "A Man of Letters in the White House,"' be ing, f course, a review of President Roosevelt's career as historian and essay ist. The article will be illustrated by portraits and by facsimiles of the title pages of certain of President Roosevelt's published volumes, and will be a wel come tribute to an Importnnt phase of the President's activity. Henry Norman concludes his series of Illuminative papers on "Russia of To day" In the November Scrlbncr's with an article that reviews the whole question of the relation between Russia and other world powers of today. He expresses the opinion that the friendship which Is sup posed to exist between Russia and America Is largely made up of unsubstan tial myth. An Important departure In the Novem ber number of the Century Is the begin ning of a series of papers on' the great West, to be contributed by Emerson Hough, author of "The Story of the Cow boy." and Ray Stannard Baker, author of "Our New Prosperity." Mr. Hough will describe, with Illustrations by Frederic Remington, tho heroic settlement of the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and their prodigious growth in wealth and populo tlon, talcing the various sorts of trans portation as a motif for his story. Mr. Baker will treat especially of the spread ing of the settlers toward the Rocky Mountains and beyond. With Its November number St. Nicholas begins its 29th year and volume, taking the occasion to make a new departure In Us manner of publishing fiction. Instead .of printing, as usual, a large number of short stories, It makes room, for a long story complete In Itself, and filling more than half the magazine. The story so publish ed "Tommy Remington Battle," by Burton Egbert Stevenson,' author of "A Soldier of Virginia." "At Odds With the Regent," etc. is an interesting portrayal of Amherlcan boy life. Like many an other boy of today, the young hero has to choose between rival attractions of study and athletics, but finds that the winning of a hotly contested football game is pos sible without Injustice to higher claims. And even more difficult and inspiring than his struggle to make a touchdown is Tommy's battle with himself and with the seeming defeat of his youthful ambitions. November's Issue of the New Llppin cott Magazine contains a novel begun and ended in this number written by a mem ber of New York's "four -hundred," Isa- belle D. Cameron, the youngest daughter of the late Sir Roderick Cameron, of Scotland. Her perfect knowledge of the social paths in which she leads her "brain children In "One Woman's Life," and her spicy plot make a fascinating story. The heroine is a young American widow with an aptitude for enjoying heself. Flirta tions, yachting,, and love-making at a rather fast pace she Indulges in, though she does not live down to the advice she bestows upon a young girl friend, "Bo good If you can, and if you can't, be careful, and you will find it answers just as well." The leading articles In the November Forum Is a character sketch of the new President, by A. Maurice Low. Among other things, he notes that Mr. Roose velt, although the youngest President, has J a more comprehensive and intimate knowledge of the country than had any Of his predecessors, and haa also seen much of Europe. He is, again, the only President who served an apprenticeship In one of the great Departments, and thus gained a knowledge of the minutiae of Departmental affairs. The Popular Science Monthly for No vember, opening the 60th volume, gives the first place to a reproduction of the first announcement of the theory of evo lution by natural selection made by Dar win and Wallace before the Llnnean So ciety, in 1858. The original Is quite inac cessible, and It Is of much interest to see the wayjn which this great theory was presented by the two men who indepen dently proposed It. Nothing could be more timely than three of the articles which go to make up Mc Clure's Magazine for November. Citi zens, regardless of party, If not anxious, are somewhat curl6us regarding their new President. William Allen White, In his Inimitable style, analyzes Roosevelt In a way which shows this unclassified man In a new light the true light. Mr. White will be remembered as the author of the striking character sketches, "Hanna," "Bryan" and "Croker." Features of Harper's Magazine for No vember are: "Strolling Mountebanks," by Andre Castalgne; "The Bottom of the Sea," by Charles Cleveland Nutting; "Confessions of a Caricaturist," by Harry Furnlss; "Phenomenal Memories," by Edward S. Holden; "Athenian Conceptions of (a. Future Life," by Dr. uaniei yuinn. 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