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THE SUNDAY CALL. most remarkable rt stories that has ny a day undoubt- k London. These tales title of “The Son of the Wolf from the press of Houghton, C Boston and New e 31 They first appeared in nd Monthly and the Atlantic . thi have now been sathered L n has not written “eharm- £’ st nor would they be called pleasing in the modern acceptance of that more than this, for they hing reproductions of the scenes In e Great and Mysterious N h, the Land of the eat Stlenc t which, in a way n and really -know so me there are given complete in itself. ut they give sor far better than ail this can offer who has ers portrayed and nd hunger and mys- n, above all, pos- lize its every e others see as citul reader, - amused and Y mires the beautiful and randeur of the land of rhaps expects to find ter and more romantic s book has not been reeks of the blood the trail, and of the strange adow of the cir- me forth for what they atures are laid ing the such stortes Kipling they He would hardships nec- al which Mr. is command n incident of the figures through- to shoot his o - t of his misery s friend's wife. The trail together, and ance a tree falls on g him perfectly helpless w hours of death. His In- to her < cally and mechani- f Malemu ang se few. His 4 identity nature, duel, suggests give both con- < onorable with- A ‘we do not of fight- they'll fight he scheme. gamblers. the one Take away that won't play.’ " wut. The combatants told, but through the eir comrades the n fight—there Is no on terfere with that—but if one e. t one is trung up as a murderer. their dec Amer ainst death, no chi is little to to the ef. are S0 muc n's writ ays more viv- . = den Phillpotts, of the Mist aim it be a pro- ve worship of na- the ruin wrought ren Y Is if of wh to haps s lald among the fishermen one of whom, Michael Tre- strong and unpleasant char- er Joan is the object 1 beautiful . who has utiful. Wesley za er with whom he th calis to accept such inity itates before the story opens Joan e betrothed to a young saMor, d on golng to Gorse Point rizon for a last glimpse of ng vessel she meets an artist, who, having heard of her rmines to palut her and he nseat to become & model for gains ber co his picture. He determines to make this painting his masterplece, and day after day finds him at work with his beautiful model fast awakening to the love that soon domin- ates her whole being. He is not satisfied with the work, how- ever, and solves the problem in these word: The countenance, he says, is that of “a sweet virgin page of life, innocent of history or of Interést as a new-blown lily—there is no fire, no love, no story.” There is but onme. solution and Barron determines to so change the life of Joan that ke may bring to her eyes and face a depth of expression that will perfect the picture. And thus it is that Mr. Phillpotts takes for his tale the old one of love and trust and their betrayal y of Ji is ant one. He is a cynic and the acme seifishness, and in his attitude to Joan genza he does not allow compunction color the brightness for him. Nature i his god and art his master, and they alone receive consideration and thought. As he considers Joan but a happy chance thrown in his way—why not take it? He wanted all that her loveliness could givg him, but for him she was but a transitory longing, to become in the fu- Barron not a Illgytraflon; from PARILS AS Tis” by KATHARINE PC FOREIY ... I but a pleasant memory. But for this love was to mold a life that had no change, no chance for develop- 0e’s Ship.” as Barron's plcture was 1, was finished, and the best thing d ever done. His desire of Joan van- rdingly. and his energies were exerted in ridding himself of an irk- burde He acted like a knave In liberate love-making to this brain- creature, who accepted his beliefs as r creed. and like a coward in his flight r his artistic demands had been satis- ed Upon his determination to leave he says, chapter is ended. The chapter i contains the best thing that ever id, and. I suppose, the worst_as morals have it. Yet Art happily rises above those sty abstractions which we call right and wrong.” This closes the first book— Art. The second book—*'Nature”—deals with 1's development, but in this it is & sappointment, for she never rises above the commonblace. 3 Left alone with her secret, Joan kept a stout heart during the days that fol- lowed, expecting dally the letter from Barron that was to call her to him. Ag time wore on she tried hard to feel the same beautiful faith in nature; to re- Iv on this new reli=ion of Barron's for help, but all scemel changed, and she realized how much her love for him had helped to make all things beautiful. The chapter In which Joan goes to St. adron's Chapel Is too beautiful to go *h~ut notice. Her praver is here given: “Kinl rot' e’ o' the flowe's doan't ‘e forget a poor maiden what loves ‘e so I be sad an’ sore-hearted 'cause fs bad wi’ me now Mister Jan's an’ I knows as I've lled an' bin 'bout Joe, but, kind mother, I ster Jan, as was wise Oh, God A’'mighty en forget me, ’c e I've 11 the 1il T had for en, an’ re made me as 1 be. Oh, kind God, happy lighthearted an’ 11 e: an’ forgl ' make me well for - for Mister Jan, so's the good wife to en. An’ , ‘cause what I done to Mister Jan; an’ & things, ‘cordin’ to be young yet. An’ 1 better lass, for 1 caan't abear I do; ake me think o' the n. But, oh, dear braave agin, for wi'out Mister an strong too. I make be all in a miz-maze and doan't knaw wheer to turn, ‘cept to nature, dear Lord. Ok God A’ lemme have my ang chin’ close, same as what mother used to he did allus. An' brin ter back long very quick, 'causc I'm nothin’ but Iness w! de Made you An' ss me, r me m, I ax done whe to when I was d 11 b ause 1 be gwaine to bathe in your brook, bein’ a St. Madern cheel, Oh, dear, good dto’ all things, look to me, 'cause I be very cad, an’ I never done no harm none, for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen It is with relief that we turn from the hard, inexorable type of Joan's father, Michael, who curses her and turns her from his home when he learns 6f her plight; to the simplicity of her Uncle Chirgwin, where she finds a temporary home while she waits for the man whose wife she belleves herself to be. As time goes on and she recelves no word, her confidence becomes shaken, though she accuses herself of treachery for the thought. But at length she realizes that her ro- mance is a thing of the past; her knight and phllosopher a mere weakling, who used his cleverness to entrap her. She saw now that punishment must fol- low her search for higher things, but, strange to say, she Is not filled with an- ger for the man who thus tore the veil from her young eyes, but pity for herseif, When she first came to her uncle’s she was not ready to accept the teachings of ple n 3 3 : &> .G.L. athrop. her uncle and cousin as a means of peace, but now, when the fact of her desertion was appgrent, she felt the awakening of a faith that had been dormant since her mother’s death. She had tried man and he had falled her; she had called on her saints and they had falled: and now, through the simple words of her uncle, she is led again to Christ. She turned to religion as a drowning man would reach for a straw. Her eyes, shut so long, seemed opening at last to recelve the wel- come picture of a real God—a being of flesh and biood, who, too, had suffered and saved her with his own life’s blood. Longing for a sight of home she goes there, hoping for her father's forgive- ness, but only to be sent forth again with a torrent of abuse hurled at her. Poor Joan returns to her uncle’s, where she quietly abldes, gaining what peace she can from religion; and thus closes the sec- ond book, wherein one has looked for the development in Joan’s character that was promised but not fuifilled. The third book, Chance. goes on with her lifc at the Chirgwin cottage until a messenger arrives with a letter from Bar- ron. This cames in the midst of a raging storm, the description of which is splen- aid. NAPOLEON S TOoMB, AT THE. HOTEL DES INVALI\DES - Joan is quite alone when the summons “ome to me” arrives and his well worded letter has just the effect he intended. He tells her of his great love for her, his loneliness, his miserable health, and hints at his bility fn not calling her before, to share only suffering. He does not tell b however, that he has always cher- ished a whim to have her near him when he dies: that her beauty may soften the abrupt endihg his life must have. Joan does not hesitate in her decision and rushes into the black night to learn by what train she can get to him, and the flood, sweeping the country In its fury, catches her in the wild race, overpowers her and puts an end to her young life, just as her long, dreary nightmare seems to have ended. The various characters are then dis- posed of in a most grewsome manner. Joan’s brother Tom is drowned in the flood, whereupon her father, Michael Tre- genza, loses his reason,and not long after- ward John Barron, disappointed that Joan does not come, is possessed with a desire to see her face and goes to look at his picture, “Joe's Ship,” which Is the gem of the exhibition, and there he receives a shock from the dampness which his weakened body cannot resist. Death lays claim to him who has wrought havoc In an entire family and he goes to his end unperturbed by his villainy. Joe Noy, the discarded lover, returns from his sea voyage, learns of Joan's tragedy and death, and determines to avenge it. He goes to London in search of Barron, but only to find that death has taken the work out of his hands. (“Lying Prophets,” by Eden Phillpotts. Frederick A. Stokes Company, New York. $150.) A Book on Taxation. For some years before his death the late David A. Wells had in preparation a work presenting a record of his own ex- perfences In practical contact with State and natioral tax systems. ‘and of his A studles and conclusions drawn from the history of taxation in other countries. He sifted facts and theories with a view to combining the best of bills into a'volume which might serve as an account of ex- fsting tax methods, and as an Index or guide to a better system. This work he h:i virtually completed at the time of his death, and it has just been published by D. Appleton & Company, under the ti- tle, “The Theory and Practice of Taxa- tion.” From a prefatory note it Is learned the author did not give any of the chapters of the book their final form, and that it ‘was his intention to have added consider- ably to those relating to the history of taxation and to criticisms upon national and State tax problems. The closing chapters are hardly more than sketches of subjects with notes which the author evidently intended to use as arguments and fllustrations in developing them. The editor announces that he has made few changes in the text, and the work there- fore is incomplete and not up to the stan- dard of that for which Mr. Wells is noted. Notwithstanding the deficiencies of form, the volume is a notable one and merits the study of all who are interested in subjects of taxation. Among the more {nteresting and tmport- ant topics with which the work deals ar Recent tax experiments in the Federal Government of the United States; the place of taxation in literature and his- tory; the definition, object and sphere of taxation; the sphere of taxation pecullar to the Federal Government of the United States; rules or maxims essential to an administration of rightful taxation under & constitutional or free government; ex- isting methods of taxation; double tax: tion; theory and practice of income tax: SNE OF THE. GARGOYLES ON NOTRE DAME ... AR JULES CLARETIE N HIS LIBRARY - tion;” the law of the diffusion of taxes; the best methods of taxation. One of the most noteworthy problems of our time is the rapidity with which taxes increase. Thus it is pointed out by Mr. Wells that half a century ago every thinker predicted that the great'evil of democracy would be meanness, that it would display an ignorant impatience of taxation, and' that it would refuse sup- plies necessary to the dignity, or at least to the visible greatness, of a state. That prediction has been proven, not only by the United States but by that of Euro- pean countries, to be the exact contrary “of the facts. As an Bpglish authority has sald: “The Jower the suffrage the higher the. budget mounts. English democracy with household suffrage, though it has re- duced its debt, has increased its budget, increased rates all over the country, and would not be frightened if to-morrow a great socialistic experiment were to cost it a hundred millions. The French democ- racy has nearly doubled its taxation, and raised its debt more than a third. The German democracy has enlarged suffrage, a poor sofl and nearly universal poverty is always granting new demands, whether for soldiers, ships, colonies or centralized officlals.” It is, however, In the United States, says Mr. Wells, with universal suffrage and the richest of estates, that the ex- travagance of government expenditures, stained by taxation, rise to a point which fiscal experts like Hamilton, Walk- er and Gallatin in the United States, and Pitt, Peel and Ricardo in England, could not have been persuaded to believe pos- sible. Since taxes are thus Increasing every- where in the civilized world, and the people appear willing to bear them so long as they are justly levied, it becomes in the highest degree important for legisla- tors to understand how and upon what articles taxes should be laid so as to bring the greatest amount of revenue with the least burden upon industry. To the solu- tion of the various problems involved in the subject Mr. Wells directs his book, and, while it has not had the advantage of his final revision of it, it is none the less & valuable compendium of informa- tion upon almost every branch of the great question with which it deals. . Paris as It Is. Miss Katherine de Forest, who has long been a resident of Parls and a corre- upond*t there, chiefly of ‘Harper's Bazar,” has written the result .of her etudy of the French capital—the people, the-ctty and its institutions, and the same is presented in book form under the title of “Parfs As It Is.” The volume is pro- fusely illustrated with pictures, some of which are reproduced on this page. ‘While writing this book Miss de Forest read the successive chapters to friends, some of whom had visited Paris and some of whom had not; snd-by the test of the free criticism of these friends she made her selections of subjects and anecdotes and incidents, “trying in every para- graph,” she said, ““to tell those things that Americans are most eager to know, whether they have visited Paris or not.” The book Is one therefore that will be read by those who may never go abroad &s an aecurate and vivaclous description. as well as by travelers who wish fo read these pleasant descriptions on the spot. “Is this a guidebook?'’ one of the author’s friends asked. “Yes." said another: description and histery all in one.” The contents of “Paris As It Is" vided into three great sectiona, “The the People,” “The Rulers of Paris” and “The Art Life and Its Institutions.” (Pub- lished by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. $125.) “a guldebook and are di- ife, *“Deiacon Bradbury.” “Deacon Bradbury” is a story of life in a Vermont villagp. The leading char- acter, the deacon, 1s a type of man so common in the New England of yester- day, honorable, with strong religious con- victions, and showing great independence In following to a logical conclusion theo- rles forced upon him by conscience. Such 1 nature i= destined to meet with trouble when there comes a readjustment of standards of judgment. Deacon Brad- bury has held tenaclously the theory that as he has proved impervious to ordinary temptations he has a right to expect as a reward for this exemption from extraor- Alnary disaster and grief, When there comes into his life a trouble which touches him nearly, there follows for him the spiritual conflict between faith and unbelief not uncommon where a strong personality is shaken to its foundations, ond all its previous habits of thought ap- parently brought to an end. The deacon’s beliefs, after this perlod of ' doubt, and the iInfluence they have in shaping events for him, it must be left to the reader to discover for himself. (“Deacon Brad- bury,” by Edwin Asa Dix. The Century Company. Price $150.) “Chalmette.” Clinton Ross' “Chalmette.” which came out three years ago, now appears in pa- per from the press of the J. B. Lippincott Company. It was enjoyved then and will be read agaln and appreciated for the splendid description of the battle of New Orleans, while for thos who have not seen the book it will furnish an interest- ing account of events in the South fol- lowing the war of 1812. There is g pretty love story interwoven in which is well drawn a picture of carly Southern life; also a_graphic description of General Jackson’s magnificent work in saving Louisiana from the crafty designs of the English—this. in fact, forms the action of the book. (Published by J. B. Lippincott Company. Price in 50 cents.) The Nicu;g\;c Canal. In view of the recnt Hay-Pauncefote regotiations, Willlam E. Simmons’ bock on the Nicaragua canal should prove of more than passing interest. He gives a careful and accurate account of the coun- try as it now is, with its customs, people and government, and also a history of the canal from its inception to the present day. In addition there is a full descrip- tlon of the work now completed and the work yet to he done before the system could be placed In successful operation. The book contains many clear and inter- esting photogravures, and is written in a fluent and readable vein. (Published by Harper & Brothers, Ngw York. Price, §1.25.) - "“The Rhymer.” Devout admirers of Robert Burns will be shocked as well as entertained by the part he plays in “The Rhymer,” by Alan McAulay. Burns is pictured with his most un- pleasant failings, and although history bears out what Mr. McAulay says of the poet, one cannot help wishing that the novelist -had -chosen to portray him at some other and better period of his life. The story of “The Rhymer” is of the friendship of Burns and Mrs. Maclehose, the “Clarinda” and “Nanny"” of the poet's love letters and songs. This historic friendship is made to have an important influence upon the love affair of a young companion of Mrs. Mac- lehose, the development of which plays an important part in the novil. (“The Rhymer,” by Alan McAulay. Charles Seribner's Sons, New York; $1 50.) Literary Notes. In Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly for May “A Klondiker's Diary,” from Seattle to Dawson City, pictures step by the step the hard road traveled by the gold-seeker in Alaska. Joaquin Miller writes upon the thoughtful and poetic side of Ilife In a Klondike cabin. Ramon Reyes Lala writes about the flerce Moros, natives of our newly acquired territory of Sulu, In the Philippine Islani Captain W. P. Moffet pays an appreciative tribute to Dr. Jose Rizal, the martyred Filipino poet, novelist and patrict. nglish Rovalty and the Fashions,” by Mrs, E. C. Clarke, gives an intimate and authorized account of what is worn by Queen Victoria. the Princess of Wales and other roval radles. Presi- dent Kruger of the Transvaal is the sub- ject of a highly picturesque character study entitled “Oom Paul: a Living Le- gend.” The sketch includes a prepossess- ing account of “Auntie Kruger,” the Pres- ident's wife, and Is illustrated with some unique portraits. Ethel West also gives some racy extracts “From the Diary of Tant Anneitje of Hoogte Kloof, Trans- vaal.” Bret Harte's story. “How Reuben Allen Saw Life in 'Frisco,” heads the short fiction. Egerton Castle’s dashing “Bath Comedy” nears its climax. Other contributions in the current number of imn Club this magazine are: ‘“Womer Life,” by Jennie June Croly; “May Par- ties Hereabouts,” by Roselle Mercler; “Bird Mimies, and Othe by J. Oliver d verse by Frank L. Stanton, Johnson, Ruth Reld, Ralcy Husted Bell, Jennie Betts Hartswick, Florence M. Metcalfe and Harold Bolce. Scribner's Magazine for May contains four fllustrated articles that are unusually informing in regard to events and ques- tions of contemporary importance. The leading article on “Some Ficturesque Sides of the Exuosition” is both written and il- lustrated by the artist E. C. Pelxe*’s. A at deal of information about *“Rapid it in New York” has appeared in the but the first presentation of what it means and how it will be carried out, and how the tunnel and its stations will actually appear, Is contrib- uted to this number by Willlam Barclay Parsons, chief engineer of the Rapid Transit Commission. Nothing has been more remarkable in the history of the West than the entire change in Colorado in a few years from a silver-producing to a gold-producing State. ‘Just a little while ago the gold output of Colorado was $3,- 000,000 a, year: it s now more than $30,000 009, the greater part of it coming from Cripple Creek. Francis Lynde, the well- known writer, describes this tremendous industrial development in an article on “Cripple Creek.” The narrativa of the Boer war is continued with another arti- cle from H. J. Whigham, who reviews the alleged mistakes of the British generals in strategy and tacties. and discusses many much-disputed points in the campaign. In fiction_this number contains “Egg Isl- and,” a story of a marvelous adventure on a yacht in the southern hemisphere, It is an abdorbing tale of a mystery. There Is also another O’Connor story calied “Princess Royal” which reveals that delightful Irishman in a most ingent- ous situation. George McLean Harper, recently made the successor of Professor Bliss Perry at Princeton, contributes a very.thoughtful and discriminating essay on “Balzac.” There are poems In the number by Mary E. Wilkins, Edwin Markham, E. S. Martin and J. Russel] Taylor. The Engifleering Magazine for May has three articles dealing with the important issues involved in the present and threat- ened labor troubles in the United States. They are “Labor Questions in England and America,” by Charles Buxton Going, drawing a striking parallel between Amer- ican conditions in 1900 and those prevail- ing In Great Britain in 1897, and pointing the certain lessons of the great Engl engineering strike; “Manufacturers’ Asso- ciations, Labor Organizations and Arbi- tration,” by H. W. Hoyt, an able presenta- tion of the possibilities and dutles of a federation of manufacturers, and “Works Organization for Maximum Production,” by J. Slater Lewis, tracing the influence trades unions in affecting manufactur costs and output, and summarizing t enormous advantage to employes as w as employers which has sprung from the settlement of England’s labor troubles in 1598, In the May number of Everybody’s Mag- 4 azine the “Simple Explanation” for tha month describes in plain language tha wbrking of the telephone- ne of the simplest but most = tive contriva N known to the electrical mechanicia The series of articles on the things” in American industries s cont ued in this numper by a deseription “The Greatest Shipyard in the World.” A very Interesting articic the experfences of e stage people, telling Opportunity first reached The article is entitled “The Tt in My Career.” “Helping th Help Themselves” is a plain = a great charity. whose workl are n widely known to the public at large. treats of the foundation and operation of the Cuban Orphan Socfety, which has dertaken the task of feeding and educat ing as many as it can of the little Cuba. whom the merciless “Butcher Wevler” left phaned and destitute. decrees of homeless, or- Just how far the publication of a serfal story can affect the circulation of a mag azine is uncertain, and opinions on this subject are apt to be varied fng. In some Instances the n ful stories that h a upward of one h produced an effect u culation during thelr ser slight as to be hard! matter of rather special fore, when we find a sto felt in magazine circulation diately wpon the commencement serfal publication. The first in J. M. Barrie's “Tommy and G published in the January Within two months a di circulation of the magazine w and there was a_very.material increase in the English edition. A further tion of the interes ed by rie’s story was the immedia ticeable in the sales of Mr. Barrie mer story, “Sentimental Tomn which 100000 copies have already b To meet the increasec tion, In paper, of & been published. Th in the Barrie story. is apparent in the almo: ers to obtain the numbers cont r tha first installments of the storv r der to meet thi= desir have adopted the ra printing the first “Tommy the beginning. Among the t tury for May negie entitl Trusts.” TI ancy to al contrasts Blography larly on vation cffers to wil habits exercis happiness and hea of Warning to ¥ dressed espect or amateurs who the glare of the footli I stage a royal road to wealth It is an-authoritative word, for It tered by one of the most actresses, Miss Clarp Mo cant Ignorance of the Bible tertafningly the results of certa tempts by the author, Presic of Western Reserve 1 mine to what extent the Bible to be a book familiar to the ur to ha has cea erage col- leglan of either sex. The ’ Shrine,” of which Professor Willlar Knight, the Wordsworthian, w t fllustrations by Harry Fenn he home of Wordswo Under the modest tit otebook,” Thomas drich offers a few pages that alternately &s poet and proser as poet and wit. 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