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16 THE SUNDAY CALL 7z ] 3 &L sthrop. a great suc- working e, Brow Th ersonian Cyclopedia compret erican peoy ling i time he ts of An ery human he pursuit of 1 ject of all just preserve which Jefferson- es must be sacredly cher- "owers, and a Jefferson’s home, Monticello logy and valuable in there cross-references, so that be any phase de with the This ts use for quick and accu- nd has evidently been pre- vast x is really York o ~ Friend of Caesar promising writer Willlam uthor of “A F 1 of act is taken into Davis is a mem- at Harvard ani written during a that kept him away from e work is réally quite re- “A Friend of Caesar” is 2 powerful story well writ- 1= a work that could be used to ge in the schools as supplement- eading for a course in Latin or in with the study of Roman his- t in fact, Mr. Davis' at- ils is almost pedantic. He minute descriptions of manners and customs, dress and hablits of the Roman people during the last half of f century before the Christian er must be said that this does not detract in the slightest from the ia- terest in the narrative, but rather serves the more real Novels of the be taken up tor hour’s r her when time is plenty and the subject matter can he thoroughly digested. The casual, light reader would find much in the present work to be skipped as immaterial to the direct issue of the story, but for the care- ful, thoughtful person, who desires mental improvement, combined with the rest and pleasure of an interesting tale, ‘ this book ¢ be too mended The story decals with the stru gle between : Pompey and the greater J esar and mat political al prior the establishment of the empl ] uthor shows wonderful familiarit uthors and is evident- i rec- most fam Julius Caes a f the me of the time Roman ary to the gen- where noble em bit- 2 and »f thrilling impart from the p: abr 1 let- wa who he rman warm fr e th = it the be au liary was 't during the f irko-Russian and Franco- wars, the establishment of the third French republic ation of Ttaly er Mr. Byers served | v ruggle between the ] « major of volun- of the war was slar army give up all he re found The his 4 most con- ok an active interest in af- and eminent people ) His book con- very descriptios Byers trz possible, saw all they could study of everything that they saw. ing from the pen of one who stood seral Grant and Gen high ral whose position offered « associating with ty urope. the to alue 4‘\(! in- Jlished by . McNally & New York. Price $130.) A Rise in the World. The a decided flavor of the dime 1 about Miss Sargent’s story, “A Rise in the World.” The heroine is a most im- possible character, who by her marriage to a gentleman is transformed in a few years from a stubborn, awkward, ugl servant into an attractive, cultured, loy abie wo The writer has her har so full wonderful progress of th heroir he feems to be inc f mana hero, so sends him India, has some Governmen tion. oung wife is left with her mother, who, by the way, s e best-drawn character in the book To accentu: 1e beauty and nobility of soul of th wly born girl the writer has drawn a most degenerate character in the person of a highly born, beautiful girl. She is a miserably unhappy woman umtil in the end she repents, is blessed and lives happily ever after. The writer is not satisfied with the many troubles through which the heroine has passed, and just as happiness is with- in reach her husband returns, as it were from the dead, in time to prevent her second marriage. The novelist has not the heart, though, to leave us with the terrible picture of the girl with her hus- band whom she has mourned as dead, and her lover to whom sh given _ her heart. Death comes to the rescue and closes the chapter. (Published by F. M. Buckles & Co., New York. Price §1 25.) The Baron's Sons, For those v enjoy a good, sound story of human interest and stirring event it would be hard to find a better book to regommend than Maurus Jokai's story of the Hungarian uprising of 1842, “The Baron’s Sons.” The title in the original is “The Sons of the Stony- Hearted Man,” but the translator has preferred to call it “The Baron's Sons.” There is probably no man living better fitted to deal with that period of Hunga- rian history than Jokai. You can feel the man mpathies are in his work. and his ct touch in the most trifling details of the lifc of the times gives an absolute verity to his writings; moreover, the autnor himsclf has known what it 1s cause of liberty, and with a to fight in t} pen as pow his, strengtened by the personal experience of hard service, it would be impossible for him to write nything other n an eng.ossing tale he Baron's S is one of the best novels of the year. ‘he transiator has cut the story down from the original. but the work ha well done, and as far as the F he curiailment will d he e direct, vigor- t been e d and not a ead of the narrative lost. As it stands the book is still a long one. 1u the opening chapter the hard-hearted dtes raving his wife commis- to carry out to the letter all his political schemes with reference to her- elfl and r three son The Baron is hardly dead whe he t a sacred oath 1o God to go directly contrary to the in- tiens which he had dictated to her with his dying breath, and to espouse the criptions of war His charac- taking care of stord, ir own heads or preparing to cut om me one else’s head that they have little time to devote to affairs of the heart. Still it must not be understood from this that the Hungarian’s work is entirely de- void of sentiment, for that would be far from true. The devotion of the sons for their mother her absolute sacrifice of self for them is beautifully expresse also the deep and strong love of two of the sons for the women they afterward marry is most sympathetically told. The me whole book t remarkable chapters of the are those in which is described that terrible ride of the rebellious Hus- sars across the Carpathians to join the insur in their desperate fight for home and country. Another excellent bit is that passage where the second of the Baron's sons ac- cepts t ying charge from his mortal enemy, whom he has vanquished in fair fight, 10 seek out and care for the illegit- imate son of his former foe. The book has as a frontisplece one of Jokal's latest photographs, which makes an acceptable addition, for he is a man of martial mien. was one of the revolu- tionists of the Kossuth period and might well have figured as one of the heroes of the present story. (Published by-L. C. Page New York.- Price §1 50.) In Memory Street. Martha Baker Dunn’s first novel, “Mem- ory Street,”” will undoubtedly be wel- comed with interest, as her constant con- ons to the Atlantic Monthly have been so successful “Memory Street” is a story of New Eng. land life of long ago and the characters are all good types. There is no plot; but because of the truthful descriptions of the everyday life of the people and the ecasy style in which the story is written it is interesting from first to last. h a book as this cannot fail to In- fluence for the better all those who read it, for it is goo dto know such honest, un- pretentious characters. 1t would be well if more of the fiction of to-day could produce the effect upon the reader that this simple story does— leaving him with love and sympathy for his brothers. (Published by L. C. Page & Co., Boston. Price $125.) Polk's Medical and Surgical Regis- ter of thz United States and Canada. “Polk’'s Medical and Surgical Register of the United States and Canada” has Leen before the public since 18 and is now in its sixth edition; it is the only na- tional medical directory and is a remark- ably accurate and valuable work covering some two thousand and seven hundred pages. With a view of adding to the usefulness of the register there have been introduced in the edition of 1900 a number of new features and improvements in ar- rangement. One of the most valuable sections is an index covering all the phy- sicians of the United States arranged al- phabetically. Besides this the volume contains a List of Physiclans and Sur- &eons, arranged by States and Provinces, with population giving postoffice address and location, the school practiced and the date and college of graduation. All the extinct and existing medical colleges in the United States and Canada are given, with the loc officers, number of professor lee rs, demonstrators, etc. There is also given a List of the various Medical Societies, State Prisons, Hospi- tals, Sanitariums, Dispensaries, Asylums and other medical institut 'he reg- ister also comprises: Boards of Health: Boards of Medical Exam A Synop- sis of the Laws of Registration and other ws relating to the profession: Medical Journals with names of editors, frequency of publication and subscription rate Medical Libraries: Mineral Springs; cial list of Officers of the Med! ments of the United tes Army. and Marine Hospital Service: Rost the Examining Surgeons of the i uh‘en] States Pension Department; a deserip- tive sketch of each State. rritory and Province, embodying such matters as 15~ cation, boundary, extent in m(l(‘w and acres, latitude and longitude. atistics re- lating to climate, temperature, rate of martality, number of deaths from con- sumption, ete.; full particulars of all Na- tional Associations and Socletles relating to Medicine and Surgery. R. L. Polk 0., Detroit, cago. Price, §10.) (Published by Baltimore, Chi- A Manual of Personal Hygiene. “A Manual of Personal Hygiene” has just been published under the able edi- torship of Walter Pyle, A, M., M. D., as- sistant surgeon to Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia; fellow of the American Academy of Medicine, and former editor of the International Medical Magazine. The book sets forth plainly the best means of developing and maintaining physical and -mental vigor. Numerous diagrams and illustrations are given, and technical phraseology has been avoided as far as compatible with the scientific value of the text, so the work is brought down to the easy comprehension of the general reader. Different subjects of hy- glene are taken up in detall by specialists in their profession. Hygiene of the diges- tive apparatus is made the opening chap- ter of the work in a paper by the profes- sor of medicine in the medical department of the University of Buffalo, Charles G. Stockton, M. D. Other chapters are as follows: Hyglene of the skin and its ap- pendages, by George Howard Fox, M. D., of New York; hygiene of the vocal and respiratory apparatus, by E. Fletcher In- gals, M. D., professor of laryngology and diseases of the chest in Rush Medi- cal College, Chicago; hygiene of the ear, by B. Alex Randall, M.D., professor of diseases of the ear in the University of Pennsylvaula; hygiene of the eye, by ‘Walter L. Pyle, M.D., assistant surgeon to Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia; hy giene of the brain and nervous system, by J. W. Courtney, M.D., assistant in the nervous department, Boston City Hos- pital; physical exercise, by G. M.D.. professor of physiology in the West- ern Reserve _University of Cleveland. Published by W. B. Sanders & Co., Phila- delphia. Price, $1 50. London te Ladysmith via Pretoria. Winston Spencer Churchill probably stands first among those who have re- corded the events of the Boer war. for he N. Stewart, risked his own life to save the lives of others. His book “London to Ladysmith via Pretoria as he himself says, record of his adven- tures-and impressions during the first five mont f the African war. but as he was with Redvers Buller during the oper- ations conducted for the relief of Lady- smith. this personal record becomes high- ly interesting, and as it is accompanied by excellent maps and plans it is cor- respondingly valuable as a matter of hi tory. Mr. Churchill was special cor- respondent of the Morning Post and mainly a personal most of the matter used in the book has appeared in that newspaper. His account includes the story of the ‘armored train whic s captured by the Boers near Camp Frere: his detention as a prisoner of war at Pretoria for over a month; his final escape and s the Natal army. Hle was with Lord Dun- donald when the entry was made to Ladysmith. The fierce , encounter at Spionkop and the fighting around Pie Hill are graphically told. (Published by Longmars, Green & Co., New York. Price $1 50.) Appleton’s Cyclopedia of Amer|- can Biography. During the last decade many important events have happened and men have be- come famous who were little known\ ten years ago. In 1889 the concluding volume of “Appleton’s Cyclopacdia of American Blography” was issued in six octavo vol- umes. The work was pronounced by the historian, Bancroft, to be “the most com- plete work of its character ever pub- lished,” containing as it did about twenty thousand names and nearly two thousand portraits and other illustrations. The Appletons have now prepared and have ready for distribution the seventh volume of this admirable series, and considering the fullness of the last ten years in events of significance, with the corresponding number of new names brought into promi- nence, this volume becomes one of the most valuable books of reference of the year. It has been prepared by General Wilson, the senior editor and projector of the original work, with a view to in- cluding all Americans and adopted citi- zens who have achieved distinction since the six volumes were issued during the Years 1587-5§-89. Not only is the present book of worth as a supplement to the six volumes pre- viously publisked but it is complete in it- and makes a valuable addition to any library This volume contains nearly two thou- sand notices of Americans of the and navy who won renown in the rec war with Spain and the Ph ands; also of persons of the N who have in various ways become. pre nent in the peaceful activit of life dur- ing the de In this new volume is included complete lists of pen name nicknames and sobriquets mentioned the complete work: also of persons who have died since the publication of the original six volumes. together with i of the signers of the Declaration of Ind pendence, of the Presidents of the Cont nental Congress and of the Congress c the Confederation. 1775-S8. and of the Pr jdents of the United States, Vice Pre dents and Cabinet officers from the adop- tion of the comstitution to the year 1900 This additional volume includes an ex- self VENICE -3 haustive Inde< and numcrous small por- traits, together with twelve steel p ts and other illv (Published by D. Appletc York. Cloth $4, sheep Literary Notes Dodd, Mead & Co. have decided to pud- lish Marie Corel ‘““Master Christian,™ at the end of August, uniess something unforeseen should occur. The advance or-. ders for the book have been ver and in England the publishers’ have been well nigh unprecedented. heavy, orders “The Lane That Has No Turning™ is the title of a new book by Gildert Parker Wwhich will be published by Doubleday Page & Co. in the autumn. It is a dra: matie story of Quebec, Mr. Parker's fa- vorite literary hunting-ground, and will be the first book published by Mr. Parker since 1898. “A Private Chivalry” is the title of the new novel by Francls Lynde, which Messrs. D. Appleton & Co. announce for early publication. The scene., which is laid in Colorado, shifts from the stirring life of a mining camp to Denver, and the story is sald to be remarkable for dra- matic actions and suspended inter: The author of “The Workers,” Walter A. 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