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12 THE SUNDAY OALL. COLLECTION of short storles by Henry Van Dyike appears in book form under the title “The Ruling Passion.” In the preface Dr. Vaa yke explains his choice of & title for the book: in @ life worth ssion—""the very pulse of the m: s you touch that you are Erop- y. Sometimes it is erpiece of benefi- are other ave their of them longer, de of it it, with chil- money, pride, ese objects and wer of personal life unconsciouely 2 the sea follow the &, about there is ng a ru Som ey last alpng: come ckix passoins, sim- s what 1 want to are chosen, people, be- with few being cot < laid on mature's to be out-of-doors, even and learning to racters “A Lover of Music,” ich 1s the object of the in the life of a French Tremblay. man small American s down to a quiet tan. Treblay will past, but the vil- and love him for the they d him to pos- the influence which reve lagers e nature w story of L ifully told. tle Life” the praises of a f peace and of the beauty of nature a personage than On a day in spring in our sitting by the side of a for the appearance of a s musings breaks the me one walking near. up in time to see a a trout in an unusually This stranger, who is hion of a bygone day, into conversation with swer to an inquiry he ad- is Izaak Walton. In the con- ich ensues Walton extols the passed far from and confusion of cities. After on goes on his way and ght, and, of course, out of of the other. What he says leaves is worthy of the wisdom om beyond the land of dreams. It P ows: fore he t offense, sir,’” he began, re was & word in your discourse & moment 850 that seemed strange to me. You spoke of being hurry,’ and that is an expression which is to my ears; but if it mean in baste, then I must tell h, in my judg- iearn to forget and To be in haste is and distress of mind; it is idence and to doubt that the = is in wiser hands than ours; ng i e course of ni re, and put o e in the importance of our v much of the evil that is In the ‘world m h from this plaguey habit of be- ing in haste! The haste to get riches, the haste to climb upon some pinnacle of worldly e to resclve mysteries—trom s of haste are begotten no the miseries and affiictions children of men are tormented- uarrels and strifes among those who each one another in business; envy- ings end jeslousies among those who would outshine cne apother in rich apparel and costly equipage; bloody rebellions and cruel wars among those who would obtain power over their fellow men; cloudy disputations and bitter controversies mmong those who would fain leave 1o room for modest ignorance and lowly feith among the secrets of religion; and by all these miseries of haste the heart grows weery, and is made weak and dull, or else hard end angry, while it dwelleth In the midst of them. “But let me tell you that an angler's cccupa- tion is & good cure for these evils, if for mo other reason, because it gently dissuadeth us from heste and leadeth us away from feverish anxieties into those ways which are pleasant- mess and those paths which are peace. For an angler cannot force his fortune by eager- ness, mor better it by discontent. He must wait upon the weather, and the height of the weter, and the hunger of the fish, and many other mccidents of which he has no control. If he would engle well, he must not be in haste. And if he be in haste, he will do well to unlearn it by angling, for I think there is 5o surer method “This feir tree that shadows us from the #un hath grown many years in its place with- out more unhappiness then the lose of fits lenves in winter, which’ the succeeding season doth generously repair; and shall we Be less contented in the place where God hath planted 267 or shall there go less time to the making of & man than to the growth of @ tree? This etream floweth wimpling and laughing down to the great sea which it knoweth not; yet it doth mot fret because the future is hidden; and doubtless it were wise in us to accept the mysteries of life as cheerfully and go for- ward with a merry heart, considering that we know enough to make us heppy and keep us homest for to-day. A man should be well comtent if he can see €0 far ahead of him as the mext bend In the stream. What ltes beyond, let him trust in the hand of God. “But as concerning riches, wherein ehould y uNn::C 1 be happler, this pleasant afternoon of May, cofrers? hed we all the gold in Croesus hi, Would the sun shine for us more Original Valcntines Laden with Scnliment, f Or Gay with Frivolity. 2 No Lacc Paper. Various Prices from 50 onts 0. ..0004s 10c. Elder and Shepard, 238 DOST STREET. bravely, or the flowers give forth a sweeter breath, or yonder warbling vireo, hidden in her leafy choir, send down more pure and musical descants, sweetly attuned by natural maglo to woo and win our thoughts from vanity and hot @esires into a harmony with the tranquil thoughts of God? As for fame and power, trust me, sir, I have seen too many men i my time that live very unhappily though their names were upon all lips, and dled very though their power was felt in many too many of these great ones have I Eeeft that spent their days in disquietude and ended them In sorrow, to make me envy. thelr conditions or hasten to rival them. Nor do I think that, by all their perturbations and fightinge and runnings to.and fro, the world hath been much bettered, or even greatly changed. The color and comple: t mortal life, in all things that are essel remain the same under Cromwell or under Charles. of God are still over Presbytery or Episco- erpreter. Very quietly under several poli- and under all The goodness and mercy all His works whether friends end go a-fishing, And let me tell vou. sir, that in the state wherein I now find myself, though there are many things of which I may not speak to you, yet is clear; if I had made haste in my 1 shouid not have saved time, a1l our affairs are under one r concerr but lost it; for sure dominion which moveth them forward to their dant end: wherefore ‘he that be- lieveth shall net make haste,’ and, above all, not when he goeth a-angl ““Trust me, it is the part of wisdom to spend little of your time upon the things that vex and anger you, and much of your time upon the things that bring you quietness and con- good cheer. A friend made Is better than an enemy punished. There is.more of God in the peaceable beauty of this little oo t than in all the angry disputations of the sects. We are nearer heaven when we listen to the birds than when we quarrel with our fellow men. I am sure that none can enter into the spirit of Christ, his evangel, save those who willingly follow his invitation when he says, ‘Come ye yourselves apart into a lonely place and rest awhile.’ For since his blessed kingdom was first established in the green flelds, by the lakeside, with humble fish- ermen for its subjects, the easiest way into it hath ever been through the wicket of & lowly and grateful fellowship with nature. He that feels not the beauty and blessedness and peace of the woods and the meadows that God hath bedecked with flowers for him even while he is yet a sinner, how shall he learn to en- joy the unfading bloom of the celestial country if he ever become a saint? “No, no, sir; he that departeth out of this world without perceiving that it is fair and full of innocent sweetness hath done little honor to the every-day miracles of divine beneficence; and though by mercy he may ob- taln an entrance into heaven,- it will be a strange place to him; and though he have udied all that it written in men’s books of divinity, yet because he hath left the book of nature unturned he will have much to learn and much to forget. Do vou think that to be blind to the bezuties of earth prepareth the heart to behold the glorfes of heaven? Nuay, I know that you are not of that opinion. ““There are two sorts of seeds sown in our remembrance by what we call the hand of fortune, the fruits of which do not wither, but grow sweeter forever and forever. The firet is the seed of innocent pleasures, received with gratitude and enjoyed with companions, of which pleasures we never grow weary of thinking, because they have .enriched . our hearts. The second is the seed of purq and gentle sorrows, borne in submission and with faithful love, and.these also we never forget, but we come to cherish them with gladness instead of grief, because we see $hem changed to_everlasting oys."” In “The Reward of Virtue” it is love for tobacco that forms, mot the ruling pas- sion, perhaps, but one that is strong enough to exert a marked influence upon the comfort of the leading character. This man decides it to be his duty to save for a certain purpose the money which he would otherwise spend upon tobacco. His struggles against his inclination to smoke are so great as to be almost herolc. His reward comes sooner than he expects, and brings with it the possibility of a return to the object of his devotion. Of one of the best of his storles, “A Friend of Justice,” a dog is the real hero, and a real hero he is, too. His name is Pichou. Not only is he of an appearance extremely ugly, but he looks so ferocious that men and fellow dogs consider him a natural enemy. At heart Pichou is gentle and well disposed toward all the world. But as most of us judge by externals it is taken for granted that Pichou's ruling passion is fighting. Forced to defend him- self from attacks on all sides, his great strength enables him to emerge victorious from every encounter. As a result Pichou becomes the terror of every neighborhood in which he lives. The dog has one firm friend, who understands and loves him and in whose service he sacrifices his life. The story is not only entertaining, but, what is surprising in animal stories of this day, natural. Although Pichop is very clever, still he is like the animals of real life, and not like certain story book animals, whose conversations -read like the discourses of a philosopher. A devotion to duty so great that all self- ish considerations fade before it is the theme of the last tale, ““The Keeper of the Light.”” A lighthouse is established on a lonely island. In charge of it are placed a man and his family. The efforts which these people make in keeping the light burning under difficuities which beset them hre of the sort which sometimes cause common people to become uncom- mon heroes. The other stories are “A Brave 4leart,” “The White Blot” and “A Year of Nobil- ity.” These, like the rest, are excellent. To be sure, there is not to be found in them the excitement and sudden surprises which form a prominent feature of the romances of certain popular authors. In- stead, they offer stories of noble lives, told very simply, very gracefully, very artistically. (Published by Charles Scrib- ner’s Sons, New York.) State Constitution Annotated. Edward F. Treadwell, LL.B., of the San Francisco bar and author of the well- known “Annotated San Francisco Char- ter,” is the author of a new Volume just ued by the Bancroft-Whitney Com- )any entitled “The Constitution of the State of California.” Like his earlier voi- ume, the value of his new work consists mainly in its careful and scholarly anno- tations, which make it an invaluable ad- dition to the Jawyer's working tools and the Jayman’s Storehouse of information. Important features of the volume are a table cf statutes declared unconstitutior.- al, a table of parallel sections in the con- stitutions of 1848 and 1879, a table of Cali- fornia citations to the constitutions of 1549 and 1579 and an appendix containing the constitution of 1849, the constitution of the United States and the treaty of Guad- aiupe Hidalgo. The volume contains all citatiops in the California Reports, vol- umes 1 to 132, Sons of the Sword. “Sons of the Sword,” by Margaret L. Woods, is a story of Spain during the Napoleonic period subsequent to the Peace of Amiens. A young English girl, Angela Dillon, is left in France, separated by the . vicissitudes of war from her family. She falls under the protection of a famous prima donna, who takes her to Spain. N the above picture -vou would. have difficulty in recognizing “the yhite man" as George Wharton James—po!- ished man of the world, lecturer and author. §till, this is really Mr. James, and it gives the key to why he is the best informed man on Indian subjects that is now living. Mr. James believes in the cld saying, “When in Rome do as the Romans-do!” When Mr. James is with the Indians he becomes to all intents and purposes an Indian him- self. He wins their confidence, thakes iends of them, and yet all of this time e is the scientist at heart and diligently making notes for the rest of us who seek information, but have not the stamind to risk the hardships of the trail in the pur- sult of our knowledge. Early in the spring Mr. James is to undertake a trip down the Colorado River never as vet attempted by any white man. The Sunday Call readers will have the full benefit of his exploration without its at- tendant difficulties and hardship, for Mr. James is to furnish us with pictures and 4 Rt W, YRS e Twenty-one years ago Mr. James went from England to the State of Nevada. There for seven years he was a mission- ary to the Indians, living in almost daily contact with the Pafutis and other tribes. It was then that Mr. James began inti- mate acquaintance with Indian life and lore, which was later to yjeld material for literary work. Thirteen years ago Mr. James began a series of original explora- tions in the branch canyons of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in Arizona. These explorations Mr. James has kept up ever since, and during them he has . e » 5 23 R Life Work of GeorGe Wharton James o L Mr. James is sald t6 be the only white man who has ever been down every known trail in the canyon from Lee's Ferry to Peach Springs, a distance of over 600 miles. Furthermore, Mr. James has explored several hitherto unknown portions of the canyon. He has taken several thousand photographs of various parts of the canyon. In addition to “In and Around the Grand Canyon,” which has become the standard work on its sub- ject, Mr. James has written “‘Old Missions and Mission Indians of California,” “In- dian Basketry,” varfous books and pamphlets on Southern California, and numerous articles for prominent maga- zines. Mr. James' home is now in Pasa- dena, though for the past four years ne has spent most of his time lecturing in the Eastern States. At present Mr. James is engaged in preparing a new edition of “'Old Missions and Mission In- dians of California,” and in writing two books, ‘‘Tourist's Guide to the Grand Canyon,” and *“The Indians of the Paint- ed Desert Regilon.” The latter work will deal with the tribes of the Hopi, Navaho, matter especlally selected. spent weeks at a time in the Canyon. Havasupal and Wallapal Indians. L e e e e B e e e S e e S 2 2 e o ) ‘While there Angela meets a French sol- dier, Hector Vidal, who falls in love with her, and who, for her sake, braves the displeasure of the Emperor. Vidal and Angela marry. The former then goes off to war, and by his bravery succeeds in re- gaining Napoleon’s favor. But he is killed in battle before he can return to his wife. Angela is mnot left without protection, however, as she has become united to her family. The story, except for its historic interest, which, however, is not great, is unsatisfactory. Even the introduction of Napoleon as one of the characters does not tend to enliven its interest. (Pub- lished by MecClure, Phillips & Co., New York. Price 50.) The Wolves of the Sea: A short volume of poems entitled “The Wolves of the Sea,” and written by Her- bert Bashford, is published by the Whit- aker & Ray Company, San Francisco. Wkile none of the poems show any great amount of talent, there is about them a certain rugged simplicity which saves them from being altogether insignificant. One of the poems will serve ‘as an exam- ple of the rest: THE VOICE OF CONQUEST. 1 hew my pathway with the sword! Slay peace and say 1 throttled crime! Ring round with flame the savage horde! Weave crimson in th¥ robe of time. With saber stroke and thrust of lance I shake the regions of content, And teach the hosts of ignorance The sweetness of enlightenment! ) I search for gold and gleaming gem, Seize falrest slands of the sea, Find simple folk and filng to them From cannon mouth—Humanity! I seek the realm where dullards dwell, I make each brutish weakling feel The good there is in shriek of shell, The blessings wrought by fire and steel. What matter if death’s pride be wos, Or weakness be the slave of might; 1s progress not a conqueror, And power another name for right? ‘What matter {2 I crush the free, Or it ten million men be slain, Am I not lord of destiny, The Anglo-Saxon god of gain? (Price $1.) The Red Chancellor. “The Red Chancellor,” by Sir Willlam Magnay, is a dashing story of adventure. The gcene is lald in a small European principality. The soverelgn of this state is entirely under the dominion of his Chancellor. This latter is a man of boundless ambition, and is perfectly un- scrupulous in his method of attaining his purpose. The story is supposed to be re- lated by an Englishman, who is staying in the country. This,man and some ac- quaintances of his, officlals of the eourt, become possessed of a state secret, which ' Bchool for Scandal.” the Chancellor is determined never to have known. They find out that: their lives are to pay the forfeit of their knowl- edge of the secret. The history of the efforts of these men to escape to a coun- try where they'will be safe forms the chief part of the story. There is a beau- tiful maid of honor, who becomes in- volved in the danger surrounding the Englishman and his friends.” Her connec- tion with the affalr lends a romantic in- terest to a serfes of thrilling situations. (Published by Brentano, New York.) When a Witch Is Young. “When a Witch Is Young" is agtale of Massachusetts during the closing years of the seventeenth century. Some of the most important events in the history of that time are woven Into a romance whose hero is a protege of Governor-Sir Willlam Phipps. The heroine of the story is a young girl who nearly ends her career through an accusation of witcheraft which is brought against her during the terrible crusade against witches. How- ever, her troubles have a happier ending than those of many of the women who were supposed to be in league with the powers of darkness. The story is passably interesting. (Published by R. F. Fenno & Co., New. York. Price $150.) Illustrative Lesson Notes. Eaton, & Mains of the Methodist Book Depository (San Franclsco and New York) offer “Illustrative Lesson Notes” for the year of 1%02. The notes are meant to serve as a guide to the International Sun- day-school Lessons. The book contains passages from the Old and the New Tes- tament, according to both old and revised editions, which are arranged in parallel columns to _simplify comparison. The meaning of different points in these pass- ages is explained in footnotes. These notes are followed by short homilles on the dif- ferent lessons. The book contains a full complement of maps, diagrams and pic- tures. (Price $1 25.) A Nest of Linnets. A story of Bath in the eighteenth cen- tury, in which the leading characters are real people of that time, is A Nest of Linnets,” by F. F. Moore. The hero of the romance is Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and the heroine the beautiful Elizabeth Linley, whom Sheridan .married. Dr. Johnson, Goldsmith, Garrick and many other notable persons wander through the pages of the hook. The novel is sufficlent- 1y well written not to lose by the intro- duction of characters whom the reader expects to show at least a modicum of the wit which they possessed during life. The navel follows closely the historical account of the romance which ended in the marriage of the future writer of “The Elizabeth Linley is Her beauty and the loveliness of her voice draw about her a crowd of the elegant idlers who frequent the fashionable town. Among these is a certain Captain Ma- thews, whose attentions to the beautiful Miss Linley become marked. In order to save herself from the life of a singer, the * publicity of which she hates, Elizabeth becomes engaged to a wealthy man, Mr. Long, who has promised to allow her to ledd a life of peace and seclusion. Eliza- beth and Richard Sheridan love each other, but the latter is too poor to marry. Even after the announcement of Bliza- beth's engagement, Captain Mathews con- tinues to ‘persecute her with his unwel- come attentions, until it is discovered that he is already married. Even after that he tries to carry Elizabeth away to Lon- don in a carriage, to which he has lured her by a puse. Sheridan hears of the cap- tain's perfidy fn time to catch up with the carriage before it has gone far. He rescues Elizabeth from the captain and carries her off Himself. Sheridan and Elizabeth marry and settle down to a brief period of quiet happiness, which is lgter to have its end in the beginning of heridan’s brilliant career. (Published by D. Appleton & Co., New York. Price, $1.50.) System of Vocal and Physical Ex- pression. “Thé Lawrence System of Vocal and Physical Expression,” by Lawrence, is -a manual designed for the use bf public speakers who feel in need of ipstruction in the use of the voice. The book contains concise but clear directions on the correct use of the vocal organs. The book atms not to do away altogethar with the living instructor, but rather to supplement his work. Still it offers many valuable suggestions to those who wish to dispense with the services of a teach- er in acquiring merely an amateur's krcwledge of the prindiples of the art of oratory. (Published by the Lawrence Publishing Company, New York. Price sL) Burgess Nonsense Book. The contents of “The Burgess Nonsense Book" are so clearly outlined on the title page that it will be worth while to quote it in its entirety: THE BURGESS NONSENSE BOOK, Being a Complete Collection of the Humorous Masterpieces of GFLETT BURGESS ESQ., Sometime Editor of the Lark, Le Petit Journal | des Refusees & Enfant Terrible, Including the ‘“Purple Cow’ with Forty 0dd Nonsense Quatrains, the ‘'Chewing Gum Man” Epics, the ““Gerrish Ghost Sto- rles, Poems of Patagonia, Curlous ns, Autoblographies of ous Goops and a Myr- iad Impossibilities, adorned with less than the daughter of a music master of Bath. A Milllen Heart-Rending Illustrations by the Edwin Gordon™ Author, the Whols forming & Book of Blisstul Bosh for the Blase; an Amusing ‘Antidote to Modern Neurastheniaj a Stim- ulating Spur to Thoughtlessness, and & Restful Recreation for the Super-Civilized, the Over-Educated and the Hyper-Refined. Carefully Expurgated of all Reason, Pur- poss and Verisimilitude by & Corps of Ir- Tesponsible Idiots. An extraneous Tome of Twaddle, an Infallible CYCLOPEDIA OF BALDERDASH. Feroclous Fancles and Inconsequential Vaga- Tes, Than which Nothing Could be More so. The Goops appear again here with their queer morals and queerer figures. The following naughty children are among those of the Goop alphabet: On, Laugh at Laban, if you Will, but he was Brave when he was IIl. When he was Ill, he was so Brave he Swal- lowed All his Mother Gave. But Somehow, She could never Tell why he was Worse when he was Well. Was Reuben Happy? 1 should Say! He Laughed and Sang the Livelong Day. He Made his Mother Smile with Joy to See her Sunny-Tempered Boy. However, she wa- Not so Gay when Reub Re- fused to Stop his Play! e % ‘& Don't Think that Timothy was {ll because he Sometimes Kept £o Still. Ho Knew His Mother Did Not Care to Hear Him Talking Evervwhere. He aid not Tease, he did Nat Cry, but he was Always Asking “WHY “The Béhemians of Boston” is a poem too amusing to be passed without notice, even If it appear familiar to some. The ““Orchids’ were as tough a crowd As Boston anywhers allowed; It was a club of wicked men— The oldest, twelve; the youngest, ten; They drank their soda -colored green, They talked of “‘Art” and “Philistine,” They wore buff ““wes’coats,” and their hair, It used to make the waiters starel They were so shockingly behaved And Boston thought them so depraved, Policemen, stationed at the door, Would rald them every hour or more! They used. to smoke (1) and laugh out loud (1) They were a very devilish crowd! They formed a cult, far subtler, brainfer, Than ordinary Anglomania, For all as Jacobites were reckoned, Ana gayly toasted Charles the Secondl (What would the Bonnie Charlle say It he could see that crowd to-day?) Fitz-Willleboy McFlubadub ‘Was regent of the Orchids’ Club; . A wild Bohemian was he, And spent his money fast and free. He thought no more of spending dimes On some debauch of pickled lmes, Than you would think of spending nickels To buy a pint of German pickles! The Boston malden passed him by With sidelong glances of her ey She dared not speak (he was so wild), Yet worshiped this Lotharian child. Fitz-Willleboy was so blase, He burned a Transcript up, one day! The Orchids fashioned all their style On Flubadub’s infernal guile. That awful Boston ocath was his— He used to 'jaculate, “Gee-Whiz!" He showed them that immoral haunt, * The dirty Chinese restaurant, And there they'd find him, even when It got to be as late as ten! He ate chopped suey (with a fork). You should have heard the villain talk Ot ane reporter that he knew (1) An artist, and an actor, too!!! The Orchids went from bad to worse, Made eplgrams—attempted versel Boston was horrified and shocked To hear, the way these Orchids mocked, For they made fun of Boston ways, And called good men Provincial Jays! The end must come to such a sto: Gone 1s the wicked Orchids’ glory, The room was raided by police, One night, for breaches of the peace. (There had been laughter, long and loud, In Boston this Is not allowed), And there, the sergeant of the squad Found awful evidence—my God!— Fitz-Willieboy McFlubadub, The regent of the Orchids’ Club, Had written on the window sill, This shocking outrage—*‘Beacon H—I The quatrains mentioned on the title page are those which became so well known during the life of the “Lark.” Be- sides the famous ‘‘Purple Cow'’ there ap- pear others scarcely less popular. There are many good things in the book; for the “masterpieces” make up a good-sized volume. Those wha are not too dignified to laugh will find here the means of pass- ing many an agreable half hour. (Pub- lished by the Frederick A. Stokes Com- pany, New York. Price $215.) Letters of Mildred’s Mother. It seems about time to ery a halt to the publication of letters from some one of little importance to some one else of less. Each volume of such letters printed now appear of less merit than the one preced- ing it. The latest letters, those of “Mil- dred's Mother to Mildred,” seem to have sounded the depths of the meretricious in literature. The only example this coflec- tion can serve is that of a book to be avoided by decent-minded people. The let- ters, supposed to 'be from an actress to her daughter. who is alse an actress, are a chronicle cf a phase of life whose vul- garity is described with a frankness any- thing but agreeable. (Published by the J. S. Ogilvie Co., New York. Price $1.) She Stands Alone. Among the many romances dealing with carly Christian times there is numbered t another, “She Stands Alone,” by Mark Ashton. Pilate’s wife is the cen- tral figure here. Her early life in Ath- ens, her marriage to the Roman soldier wha Lecame governor of Jerusalem, and then her martyrdom in Britain, are the main events in a quickly changing series of aramatlc scenes. The book is written in crisp, terse style, and the action moves rapidly. unhindered by lengthy de- ccriptions, although there is given a fait! ful plcture of life in the varfous coun- tries where the different scenes are laid. The book is well fllustrated. (Published by L. C. Page & Co., Boston. Price, $1.50.) i Literarv Notes. A new and thrilling story’ by Joseph Conrad, author of “Lord Jim"” and “Chil- dren of the Sea,” will begin in the Feb- ruary rumber of The Critic and run through four numbers. The name of the story is “Typhoon,” and the description of a typhoon which occurs in its pages is a notable plece of descriptive writing. Although only In its fourth year, the first edition of Mr. Seton's first animal book, “Wild Animals I Have Known,” is already In requisition by collectors. Ad- vertisements for copies in good condition have been appearing at frequent intervals in the Publishers’ Weekly and other simi- lar journals for months past, and the price has advanced from $7 last autumn to $10 now. _ The first edition of this book consisted of only 3000 coples. It has had fourteen printings since, and is now in Its one hundred and fifth thousand. “Niagara—The Scene of Perilous Feats™ is the title of an article In the February Cosmopolitan which tells the story of the many who have year after year gone to Niagara seeking notorlety ur—death. From the earliest days Nlagara has been e —————eteeererereeeeeeee ) the Mecca of those who valued thelr lives lightly, and the story of Sam Patch, Blondin, Maria Speiterina, the jealous Balleni’s attempt to cut the cable on which his rival was performing over the seething Whirlpool Rapids, Peter Nissen's ll-tated “Fool-Killer” and Captain Webb's last swim is carried down to Mrs. Taylor, the only survivor of & trip over the great falls. Lieutenant James G. Walker, U. 8. N., the son of Rear Admiral Walker, was In charge of the Nicaragua Survey of 1393 He went over the ground thoroughly and took many photographs. Consequently he is in a position to write with considerable authority on the Nicaragua question, and his new book, “Ocean to Ocean,” Is awaited with interest by Americans who want the last word on the question. It will be published this spring by A. C. McClurg & Co., illustrated with repreduc- tions of original photographs, with sev- eral new maps. John' Phillp Sousa, known from pole to pole, from sunrise to sunset as the March King, has written a story story of love ful violin. All the inten- s, all the blitheness, all the delicacy, all the unique dramatic power of the soul that gave the world its premier marches, floods this passionate romance. The key of the story finds origin in the extra key on the violin, a new theme comes into the range of the instrument, a new theme comes into literature. Mr. Sousa has called his book “The Fifth String.” How- ard Chandler Christy has set the ch: ters before the eyes bewitchingly. The American Monthly Review of Re- views for February has many articles ot exceptional merit by well known people. Here is its contents: “Conditions That Discourage Selentific Work in America,” Professor Simon Newcomb, LL. D. “How Civil Government Was Estab- lshed in Porto Rico,” Charles H. Allen: “The Conference for Industrial Peace, Oscar S. Straus. “Launching g Battleship From the Con- gressional Ways,” W. McAdoo. “The Proposed Pan-American Union,™ Prince A. de Yturbide. “Ivan Turgenev,” Charles Whibley. “American Travelers and the Treasury Department,” F. W. Whitridge, “The Oligarchy of the Senate,” Maurice Low. Among Doubleday, Page & Co.s late winter and spring announcements are “The Colonials,” a novel by Allen French; “The Leopard's Spots,” a romance of the white man’s burden, by Thomas Dixon Jr., and Ellen Glasgow’s new novel, en- titled “The Battleground.” Also “An In- troduction to the Study of English Poet- ry.’ by Professor Mark Liddell, who is editing a new Shakespeare; ‘“The Life of James Madison,” by Gaillard Hunt, which is the first of the “Biographical History of the United States Series,” and “A Ree trospect of Some Literary Immortals,” a novel of essays by Francis W. Halsey. The same house will also shortly pub- lish the much héralded “Variorium Fitz- gerald” In several limited editions of sev- en volumes each, and a new set of their “Little Masterpleces,” including Emerson, Bacon, Geldsmith, Swift, Johmson and Milton. A novel J. P. M author of “A Journey to Nature” and “The Mak- ing of a Country Home,” is promised, and “The Mysteries of the Sea,” a movel by Bram Stoker. Among novels which seem to retain thelr hold longest on the reading public, the religious novel stands near the head, and there is no better selling literary property than the well-written stofg which has for its underlying motive a vi- tal religlous theme. Possibly a reason for this lies in the fact that many people who look askance upon general novel reading have no conscientious scruples as to stories of a religious nature. Take, for instance, a book that delighted readers of the last generation, “The Prince of the House of David,” by Bishop J. H. 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