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Kipling’s katest, GGKYM” REMARKABLE STUDY OF ORIENTALS., one if he has read that has been g ure’s, the general e ed it and read And yet “Kim Kipling. There is all ! the keen ¢ nment, best prose efforts new book the pub- her's care in such ed to be ribed d die now his future the authorship of wisely ing the Ki de th uld thers wheth past those tv t appe fad on the wane ral reader three in- the future. too bad. “Kim" is of worth as any of Kip- appearance is enough to kill of stories. Only the tale of the “the hero poised in hacking at the rope vill stand the wet rtinued Next Month.” So rea too bad that “Kim’” pear in book form first—and then never e readers who fell in the serial dis- be =aid is—give Kipling e same general criticism applies to that seems to be merited by Kip- work in general. He is a destroyer d not a creator. With the exception of cibly an Englishman or two who float gh in a hazy sort of way there is that you would like to or introduce 1o “Kim" himself as you could acter home for dinner ar nearest and dearest is 2s interesting a gamin wish to meet just because Mr. Kipling, by nis magnetic pe makes him seem that wa But when you stop to analyze the aracter you find that after all his lights the lights of the Oriental and, worse the Oriental trained for the se- cret service of India ¢ the veil of Kipling glamour “Kim" stands forth as the son ime eolor sergeant who died of Y see “Kim” as he really is— sharp weasel of a street urchin, wise oridly weys, with the two redeeming of loyalty to the eld lama, -who teatu is seeking the River of the Arrow, and devotion to the hand that has paid him for services rendered. You see him devel- por g man who will prove a ready le toof for the secret serv- jce; a-man wise in every trick of his trade Iy unscrupulous of means so serving the “Great Game" red. That s “Kim” as when you have finished the k the whole matter out. a criticism that applies in rly all of Kipling's a prose. He is certainly a master hand at de- picting as they really are drunken soldiers and ning Orientals. “Kim"” is no ex- ception. It is built fipon exactly the same plan as those writings that made Kipling an idol, so it should not be held up to break him. As wonderful and strong picture of Indian life, people and departmental in- trigues “Kim” is a masterplece; as 4 story phat holds its readers by the power of $ts ive it is a faflure. Kipling e tes Kim to the point where he may really do something of interest— something w while, even If it i€ in the ar ng dire and then he abruptiv closes the tale. looks to the casual observer as if Kipling has purpo: cut his story that he may sme later day give us a seque! to “Kim.” All of which is very well for the next book, but rather aggravating in the ¢ of this one. The present story of “Kim” runs / The Ressaldar. d Kipling. ee phases—first, with Kim as ed to the reader, a little boy ne jama daka vier" Bu the ng secret ser- wisdom of Sahibs The b interesting in a'l h and every 5 one th gh the eyes of the Criental, e of th 1 visitor. “ elevated perch on Zam- mes intensely interested, in is proposed search for th: T o waters are ty out with the of his cwn that he is cleanse his soul cld man as a o Kim has a pi trying to find. His father in his ¢ ams upon the fact that a red bull on a green kground should prove the fortune of n—mea of course, the flag of n regi To the boy, brough: ¢ a half woman. such matters =0 he sets awel: bac his have been impre: his mind as so much magic, for se he does not under; of father' : regimental pap ng. the amu- around his nec Ey chance Kim an right into the old a happen t» regiment of hjs f r. Kim has recognized the flag with the red t on the green background, and is coing a little spying to find his fortune when ne is sel the regi- mental pastor for a thief. A search foi- lows, and h the papers on Kim's neck he is zed ag the son of the old color s ant, Kimball O'Hara. Although the lama makes his pilgrim- age'as 2 begga i1l he is really a rich man, and though it almost breaks his olt art to give up his’ devoted chela he in- sts that Kim shall go, as the English- men wish, and study in the school over, the lama insists upon paying for his imself an as spying called, and rtain horse has already proved in the secret service of India has won for friend a c dealer, Mahbub Ali, whose service num- ber is “C The horse dealer enlists the s wy and help of his superior, Colonel Creighton, who, in a short time, is as interested in the future of “Kim" as are his indian friends. Every holiday “Kim" is either allowed free rein ot else is educated more par- ticularly and directly in the intricacles of the “Great Game. He finally becomes so expert and trustworthy that he even rves with gome others of the gentlemen of the service, who appear on the register merely under a letter and a number. The most notable of these excursions is the last adventure in the book, where “Kim" and Hurree Babu outwit with true Oriental cunning a Frenchman and a Rus- sian, who have come into the hill country ostensibly to shoot goats, but really to make surveys and pave the way for the enemy. Beyond a little bit of passing sentiment between “Kim" and the woman of Sham- legh there is nothing of a love story. The absolute his old friend the lama beautifully drawn. however, and more than compen- sates for the lack of that romance of strong men and lovely women that is mede the whole stock in trade in nearly every modern fiction. Old fat and ‘“fear- ful” Hurree Babu, with hiz longing to eventually become a Fellow of the Royal Society, is a splendid bit of < character work and makes a perfect type to illus- trate the odd and wondrous effect of Eu- ropean teaching on an Oriental nature. In fact, every one of the Indian charac- ters that figure in the book is perfect as only Kipling ean make them, It secms unfortunate. in a way, that the Kipling fad is on the wane; and yet it is all for the best., for “Kim"” will be read only by those who can appreciate and not by those who read merely to say, “I have read it and isn't it simply splendid. “Kim" is published by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York. Price $1 50. B. G. LATHROP. Famous Actresses of the Day. A charmingly bouna and filustrated vo vme #s “Famovs Actresses of the Da: by Lewis C. Strang. This book is one of the “Stage Lovers’ Series,” published by L. C. Page & Co. of Boston. Mr. Strang has been for many vears dramatic critic on the Boston Journal and is also the author of many other works on the drama and opera. The present volume is the “second series.”” In‘the “first series” nd lasting devotion of “Kim™ to* biography and anecdote were most prom- inent, while i this “second i cism has been made the leading feature, although a brief record of their lives is also given. The contents include Julia Marlowe, Henrietta Crosman, Mary Shaw, Maude Adams, Amelia Bingham, Ida Con- quest, Phoebe Davies, Mrs. Fiske, Hilda Spong, Annie Russell, Valerie Bergere, Mary Mannering, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Anna Held, Sarah Cowell Le Moyne, Mary Sanders, Ada Rehan, Elizabeth Ty- ree, Grace George, Margaret Anglin. Viola Allen and Maxine Elliott. The excellent half-tone reproductions of the actresses themselves, character, form a very attractive part of the work. (Price $§150.) Views of an ex-President. A splendid work comes to us from ths publishing house of the Bowen-Merrill Company. Indianapoiis—it is *“Views oi an Ex-President,” by Benjamin Harrison. ‘The work of compiling these important papers and addresses by General Hurn- son has been admirably done by Mary Lord Harrison and the collection as it now stands will appeal to every citizen and especially to students of public qu tions. The range of the subjects treated is ex- ceptionally great. covermg as they d« education, religion, government and poli- tics. All of these addresses, given affer the close of his administration, were marked by fearless frankness and are noticeable for their clear and convincing style This book contains General Harrison's most notable utterances since leaving tne White House. In Part I are given his lectures at Stan- ford University brings the book directly home to us of the West and ¢ not fail to m it of value and inte to_ California Hi ductory ture was on “The Development National Cor stion,” lowed by *“The Coionial Charte “Legal “Aspects of the Controversy tween the American Colonies and G tempts at Union and ' “The Confedcra- tutien of State Gov- The lecture delivered the Trniversity of Michigan cn “The Status of Annexud tory and of its Free Clvilized Lu- habitants” and two papers from the North American Review. ‘“Musings on « Topic compl the contents of Part 1. Part II confains ma interexting ad- dresses, prominent among which is the presentation of MWilliam McKinley at Tomlinson H which he pa . Indianap the one in d glow and deserved tii- and also as they appear in° Chew of Tobacco. Oh, how Naughty it is to Use the Filthy Weed. It kes the teeth black. and Spoils the Parlor Carpet. Go quick and Throw the horrid Stuff away. Put it in the Ice Cream Freezer or in the Coffee Pot, where Nobody can See it. Little girls, you Should never chew Tobacco. THE GUN. This is a Gun, Is the Gun loaded? Really, 1 do not know. Let us Find out. Put the Gun on the table, and you, Susie, blow down one barrel, while you, Charlie, blow down the other. Bang! Yes, it was loaded. Run quick, Jennfe, and pick up Susie's head and Charlie’s lower Jaw before the Nasty Blood gets over the New carpet. THE COAL-HOD. Oh, how nice and Black the Coal-Hod fs! Ruh, children, Run quick and put your Little Fat Hands in it. Mercy me, your Hands are as Black as the Coal-Hod now! Hark! Mamma is coming. She will spank you when she Finds your Hands so Dirty. Better o and Rub the Black Dirt oft on the Wall Paper before she Comes. THE GAME OF CROQUET. Here we H a Game of Croquet. Henry has just Hit Nellie with a mallet, and Nellie is calling Henry naughty Names. Their Mother is not much of a Croguet player, but in a minute she will come out and Beat them Both. THE BAD MAMMA. Why s this lttle Girl erying? Mamma will not let her put Molasses and Feathers on the Baby's face. What a bad Mamma! The little Girl who never had any Mamma must enjoy hersel?, Papas are nicer than Mammas. No little Girl ever Marries a Mamma, ‘and perhaps that why Mammag are =o Bad to little Girls. ver mind: when Mamma goes out of the Room, Slap the horrid Baby, and if it Cries, you can tell your Mam- Because her ma it the Colic. THE MUCILAGE. Bottle is Full of M Take it and some Mucilage Then hen Para Comes home it will Be a Question whiether there will be More Stick In the Siip- vers than on vour Pants The Kidnaped Millionaires. “The Kidnaped Millionaires,” by Fred- erick U. Adams, is a radical and pleasing departure from t prevalent fict which carries its followers back into a with which are not familiar. Mr. Adams conte that the present is the most interesting, thrilling and ron o period this world has ever known. As the title indicates, the story is that of the kidnaning of certain modern mil- MHonaires. Those who read Mr. Adams' ev tertaining story will not charge that i piot s borrowed from the tales of Foe, Reade or Stevenson. The charm the T ists in the impr probability of a plot which at first g would seem impo! a natural chain of events ed a situa elevee e e bute to ‘‘Governo: McKinley. General Harrison’s last argument before the Su- preme Court of the United States on the “Illinois Inheritance Tax Cascs’ is anather of the mauy valuable papers of this second part, as i 0 his courage- ous discussion of Obligations of Wealth, delivered the Unton League Club of Chicago. Such writings as th-se need no mendation, for they have already exci their full measure of public interest. 1t is sufficient to add that the publis S have by perfect typography and elegant binding made this beok in every way worthy of being the medipm between the reader and this eminent author. (Pr $200.) “"The before com- »d Complete Tribune Primer. Of late there has been a merited re- vival and publishing in book form of the poems and writings of Bugene Field. The latest of these is “The Complete Tribune Primer,” by Eugene Field, published by the Mutual Book Company of Boston. 1f you want many a good, healthy laugh this is just the haok for you, and it will do as much good for a fit of the blues as a trip in the country. F. Opper has il- lustrated it withvseventy-five of his char- acteristically funny drawings, made ex- pressly for this edition, o there is almost as much fun in the pictures as in the text. Besides the “Primer” the volume con- tains in addition “James and Reginald “The Awful Bugaboo,” “The Two Friars,” “Thanksgiving Tales,” “Conky Stiles” and ‘“‘Auto-Analysis”—longer sketches but all filled with Field's kindly humor. Here follows some of his “Primer"” par- agraphs, which will speak for them- selves: 2 : THE DEEP WELL. The Well is very Dark and Deep. There is Nice Cool Water in the Well. If you Lean way Over the Side, maybe you will Fall in the Well and down in the Dear Water. We will Give you some Candy if you will Try. There is & Sweet Little Birdie in the bottom of the Well. Your Mamma would be surprised to find you in the Well, would she not? THE BABY. Here we have a Baby. It is composed of a Bald Head and & Palr of Lungs. One of the Lungs takes a Rest while the Other runs the Shop. One of them is always On Deck all of the Time. The Baby Is a Bigger man than his Mother. He likes to Walk around with his Father at Night. The Father does Most of the Walking and All of the Swearing. Lit- tle Girls, you will Never Know what it is to be a Father. SLEEPY KITTY. The Cat is Asleep on the Rug. Step on her Tail and See if she will Wake up. Oh, no; She will not wake. She is a heavy Sleeper. Per- haps 1f you Were to saw her Tall off with the Carving Knife you gmight Attract her attention. Suppose you try. . THE NASTY TOBACCO. What is the Nasty looking object? It is a Letter-Writer. Lockwcod Kipling. its Interest. The scenes in the New Yerk newspaper office, the fnception and cxe- cution of the plot to kidnap six great nul lioraires, the Wall street panic which fol- lowed, the dismay of the magnates when they found themselves captives on che high seas, the cruise of “The Shark,” the landing ‘on “Social Island,” its exploration and the varfed aaventures which befell Palmer J. Morton, Andrus Carmody, John M. Rofkwell, Hiram Haven, R. Kent arnd Simon Pence (the six kidnaped mil- lionaires), the superb detective work of the New York Record and Mr. Bernard Seymour, the rescuc of the marooncd magnates and the equent attempt at their recapture, are but a few of the ix dents which fill the five hundred pages. (Published” by the Ldthrop Publishing Company, Boston. Price, §1 30.) Digest of Divorce Laws. Tabulated Digest of the Di- vorce Laws of the United States,” by Hugo Hirsh, has jusi been published by Funk & Waghalls Company, New York. This digest is the most unique legal publication ever issued. It contains a complete digest of the divorce laws of cvery State and Ter- ri‘ory, placed in tabulated form, so that by a mere glance the particular informa- tion sought for may be obtained. The form and manner in which these laws are placed before the reader are as simple of comprehension for the lay- man as they are for the lawyer. To find definite information, such as a specific cause for divorce, or the ground for annulment of marriage, or length of residence required, or whether service of papers must be made personally or can be made otherwise, or indeed any other item of information on the subject cov- ered by the title of the work, neither books nor pages need be examined, yet a moment’s search will furnish the de- sired knowledge. The tabulation is printed on one large sheet of paper. At the head of it is an introduction with an explanation of the arbitrary signs and abbreviations used. Then follows an alphabetical list of States and Territories in columns, and on each side is an index of causes for divorce. At the end of each column there is a concise synopsis of the prac- tice in such case, showing the jurisdic- tion of courts, thc methods of service of process, trials and grounds for separa- tion. Attention is called to the important changes made in the divorce laws in the District of Columbia, in the State of Florida and in the Territory of Arizona. In the first named the changes are rad- ical, for instead of the law as it now stands—the new law not going into effect until January 1, 1902—which permits di- vorces for adultery, cruelty, abandon- ment and drunkenness, the new law will be similgr to that in force in the State of New York. In Flerida the law has been so ‘changed as to permit divorce on the ground of insanity from which the defendant became a sufferer after marriage. " To the student of this subject and to any person who may be interested in it this table presents an easy method of comparing the laws of the various States; and to those who are urging uniformity o diverce laws, this method of compila- tion will be a saving of months of labor. (Price $1 50.) ‘ Books for Children. “With Taylor on the Rio Grande," by Captain Ralph Bonehili, is a book for boys of all ages. It is exciting without being sensational; its tcne is wholesome, manly and chivalrous. There are some scenes of adventure in the tale that will recall the most breathless episodes in Cooper. Poke Stover, the old frontiers- man, is almost as_lovable as Leather-, stocking and what he doesn't know about Lunting and human nature {sn't worth knowing. b Much the M valuable information regarding ican war renders the book as use- ful as it iz entertaining. The whole caurse of this historic confiict, from the causes which led to the declaration of war to the battle of Buena Vista, is vivid- ly set forth, and realistic pictures are givon of “Old Rough and Ready,” and the other famous figures of the time. ‘While it is a complete story in itself, it forms the second of a series of three s known under the general title of Mexican War- Serfes.” Dan and Ralph Radbury, who wen the friendship of thousands of boys in "For the Liberty of Texas,"” reappear in these pages and form the center of a group of sturdy, noble-hearted fello o have enough things happen to them to suit the most insatiate lover of adventure. (Published By Dana Estes & Co., Boston. Price §1 Caps and Capers. and Capers,” by Gabrielle B. Jackson, genuinely wiolesome and modern story of hoarding-school life. We meet very delightful people in the book. “Caps The girls are happy, healthy, jolly creat- ures, ready for any fun that offers, yvet willing to do their best for their teach- ers, who treat the girls as though they were rational, reasoning beings and not a lot of irresponsible creatures who must be watched from morning till night lest they disgrace themrelves and those who have them in charge. All through this cb ming book there is plenty of fun that {5 the result of happy, thy girthood. Th is a comical pe and Capers Club” with its secret neetings and midnight sp sleigh rides in their season: a sleep-walk- ing act for the benetit of an over-zealous teacher; speiling matche: nd the most delightful wedding that ever was; and all these happenings are set forth in such a v f happy thought that young people will read them h the keenest interest. (Published by F Altemus Company, Philadelphia. Price $1.) A Day With a Tramp. Wailter A. Wyckorn, whose experiences in working his way from Connecticut to California have furnished him with the material for stories, has compiled some of tihem under the title With a Tramp d Other Day: volume contains five chapters— With a Tramp,” “With an lowa Farmer,"” Sectlon Hand on the Union Paecific Railway,” “A Burro Punei and “Inci- dents of the Slums.” The Incidents of one “hapter have no connectien with those of another, except that they happened to the same man. Mr. Wyckoff, ir a light and easy w tes of meeting a tramp, of W meeting a farme of mesting section men, of meeting a prespector and of meet- ing in a Chicago police court a young woman arrested for shoplifting. tle, tells the simple - of their lives, so fir as they had a The book is of stuff as one finds every month in magazines, and was clearly written no other purpose than to sell. Tt contains no serious study of any character or.of any social problem, neither does it con- tain anything in the way of romance. Mr. Wyckoff js a man of high ability. He has had a remarkable experience, and he has written books which show that he knows how to make use of what he has learned. This volume will not add to his reputa- manuseript, with others, was placed In the hands of Arthur M. Winfield, a [rl!n‘d and fellow author, to be made into such a volume as all lads might enjoy. (P_\lb‘ lished by the Mershon Company, New York. Price, $1 25.) The Affirmative Intellect. “American citizenship is not a privilege; it is a,propagandum.” This Euolt]ativm from his latest book, “The Affirmative Intellect,” sums up the working creed, religious as well as social, of the author, Charles Ferguson, wh_o‘as by a bugle biast aroused the thinking world a short time ago with the profound and virile philosophy of his “Religion of Democraey.” In his present work he prociaims his evangel in still clearer and more positive tones. He preaches that the kingdom of heaven fs at hand. His philosophy deals not with the dead past. but with the puls- ing present and the future. And so he studies creative forces. The primal and spiritval impulse he finds in faith—the faith of the afiirmative intellect. Its outward manifestations he sees in embryc in three soclal organisms—the church, the political party and the uni- versity, The positive organization of so- ciety, he believes, will consist in a blend- ing of the three—the chureh dedogma- tized, the party humanized by the aboli- tion of the political machine and the uni- versity democratized by an Infusion of the modern practical spirit. To the university as the intellectual ele- ment of this combination of heart, body and head is assigned the obligation of leadership. Its duty is to train our youths in American citizenship, not that they may passively enjoy benefits con- ferred, but that they may ectively extend the blessings of liberty and civilization to all classes and conditions, as well as to ali peoples and nations, that are in the world. Through them the church will be converted to the religion of humanity, and the state inspired with millennial ideals, the accomplishment of which high purposes shall rest, nevertheless, upon positive, rational action. (Published by Furk & Wagnalls Company, New York. Price 9 cen Al 5= Literary Notes. Little, Brown & Co, publish on October 12 a new series of Charles Lever's Novels of Foreign Life. consisting of eleven vol- umes, which completes the new Library Bdition of Lever's works. On the same date they alsa publish a new edition of Daudet’s “Little Mastérpieces, comprising etters From My Mill translated by Katharine Prescott Worm- cley, and “‘Monday Tales,” translated by Marian Mclntyre. The Novemb:r Century will begin the magazine’s thirty-second year, which is to be a year of American humor. A group of humorous sories, poems, ete., includ- ing “Two Little Tales” by Mark Twain, More Animals” by Oliver Herford, and prese and verse by Carolyn Wells, Paul Dunbar and other weil-known humorists, will be preceded by *“A Retrospect of American Humor,” by Professor W. P. Trent, with more than thirty portraits of famous humorists of the past and pres- ent, from Benjamin Franklin “‘Mr. Dooley.” lustrated 1 > “Time Table of Modern History. A. D 400-1870,” compiled and arranged by M. Morison, is issued by the Macmilan Company. It ontains parallel dates of events, tables of genealogies, ruling mon- archs and a general parallel dated chart of ancient and modern histo It is a work which should prove invaluable to schoolteachers, ‘editors, librarians, and would not be cut of place on the library shelves of any intelligent man or woman. The Century’s promised series the Great West will b n in the number with a paper by E. thor of “The Story of the Cowboy “The Settlement of the West; a Study in Transportation.” Mr. Hough shows how the course of empire in the ecarly day moving ever westward, followed the path- way of the waters. “It was a day of raft and boat, of saddie horse and pack horse, of axe and rifle, and little other luggage.” The article is illustrated with full-page and smaller drawings by Rer ington, printed in tirt, ard with por- traits, maps, etc. on ovember au- on Hough, A second edition is row being printed The Jat and His Sick Child. Tllustration by J. Lockwood Kipling. tion. (Published by Charles Sons, New York. Price, §1.) Nelson the Newsboy. “Nelson the Newsboy,” by Horatio Alger Jr., and completed by Arthur M. ‘Winfield; is a boys’ tale relating the ad- ventures of a wide-awake lad in the great metropolis. The youth is of unknown parentage and is thrown out upon his owin resources at a tender age. He becomes at first a newsboy, and from that gradual- ly works up to something better. He is often tempted to do wrong—the tempta- tion becoming particularly hard on ac- count of his extreme poverty—but there is that in 'his make-up which keeps him in the right path, and in the end he be- comes a victor in more ways than one. In its original form Mr. Alger intended this story of New York life for a semi- juvenile drama. But it was not used in that shape, and when the gifted author of so many interesting stories for young people had laid aside his pen forever this Scribner’s of R. H. Russell's edition-de-! thony Hépe's “Dolly D;aluguel:')fet}?et n‘}'li edition having been exhausteq by th large advance sales. It is beautifully illustrated by Howard Chandler Christy and contains a number of new dialueuesy. written especially for this book. These additional numbers are written with the sparkle and wil that characterize all of Mr, Hope's writings and abound with the safient humor that will doubtless make them as popular as the first dialogues. Amy Leslie, the dramat i thority for the statemept !tch-«fi"gfig l'siafi: ner is negotiating with Mr; Catherwool for the dramatic rights of ‘Lazarre.” There is some thought of the m‘;lhor and the actor collaborating on the drama-. tization. Miss Leslie says further: “Somebody clever will rush Ir; un- aware upon this ‘Lazarre, with its daz. zling pictures, its splendid adventure and its superb touches of real and imposin, incident. Mrs. Catherwood is such a d: leious writer. Her pictures fairly carry the soft air of the forest and sav- age freedom. Nothing has ever been true to the ba ma written more pungently baric forest life and the stormy cence of Indian character.’ A new edition of “The Strenuous Life." revised and brought down to the date of the author’s accession to the Presidency, is about to be issued by the Century Com- It will eontain the Minneapolis and pany. r Pan-American speeches, in addition to other new matter, he Stren Lif of Presi- is a phrase that brings the nam dent McKirley's successor to every and the collection of es s and add bearing this title, which appeared on t eve of the last national election, emb his personal and political ereed and s forth clearly and vigorously the princ that may be expected to guide his admin- istration. The Oregonian Publishing Company has just published a very interesting and valuable pamphlet apropes of the Ce nial Exposition of Oregon to take place in 15—an exposition that is to be com- memorative of the Lewis and Clark ex pedition to Oregon, an event of the greatest historic significance. This hand book is unique in the way of illustration and matter. It has been made attractive not only in appearance but will be found exceedingly useful for reference as a mind booklet descriptive of Portland, a leading deep water shipping port of the Pacifi Coast, and also of the country immediate- ly tributary to that el forthcoming an extended Particularly apropos in the number of the Critic will be paper by Joseph B. Gilder, entitled “A Man of Letters in the White House,” be- ing, of course, a review of President Roosevelt's career as historian and essay- ist. The article will be illustrated by por- traits and by fac similes of the title pages of certain of President Roosevelt’s pub- lished volumes and will be a welcoms tribute to an important phase of the President’s activity. In the same issue M. Edmond Rostand will be the subject of Mr. James' {lluminative analysis, and it is safe to say that no attribute of the young poet-dramatist's talent will elude the author of this paper. Mrs. Richmond Ritchie will contribute her delightful “Blackstick Papers,” the current instal ment revolving in semi-fanciful, semi-real fashion about the work and persomality of George Sand, touching, in particular, on that epoch of her career when she was residing at Nahant. From a pictorial standpoint the feature of the November paper Deco- Critic will be Christian Brinton's on “Fragonard and the Du Barry rative Pane The article will giv history and setting of this series of mas- terpieces which have been so long neg- lected. and which have recently been pu v J. 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