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FRANCISCO:: SUNDAY CALL J- J. Bell Creates Rare Mrs. McLerie AMES JOY BELL, the young Scotch jour ie making hay s s b n to bask in the fleeting sunshine of popu- i over passed ay ue that st book clear trates nd o' cakes s yet It is certain, however, och- ty, Thrums and all those places of sainted memory had their distinct are not now the Mec- vogue once &r that cas of the aled jan wvotaries they were five years 5o Mr. Bell works along precarious tral A story like “Wee Macgregor” or “Mrs. M'Lerie” depends for its suc- ess entirely up o the Ed- vears this ularity went s "D ) e and then long ago & nus was filling stories, but Thus fare be rgotten ay the fates nctly a clever and brilliant aten paths of e able to d bubbling es- wh g have an o reveal his r out of her societies or rie is so un- rs. Muro S0 yre of her al of these »n things humorous. or and Glasgle” Scotch 1s One does not have to Lerie’'s not bard read pause between & choke and a sneeze 0 m the words which fall from she is relat- her burr aglish. into pe CThey tried to gar me belleve it was t—a tame goat— it wis play wi' me. A tame ‘But maybe it wis & tame goat, Mistress M Lerie : For once her life Mrs. M'Lerie’s tace lowered on her friend. ‘1—I wisht ve had seen the beast as near as I aie : ‘Aw, weel; 1 suppose yere richt aboot it bein’ a wild yin.’ “ ] guppose I am. " (The Century Company price, 31 00.) Hardy Muse Runs Wild in “Dynasts”’ 9 AIGLON standing affrichted upon Wagram field and confur- ing up the terrible spirits of the past, saw not such a stupendous New York; host of phantoms mor heard such a rustling of vampire wings as those which came in a vision to Thomas Hardy. the English man of letters. His must have been surcharged with astral archangels when he set him- bodied €hs grinning gelf to the writing of “The Dynasts.” The gibbering of bogles of unright- eousness, the whisper of mysterious sprites of the air, the sounding call of Azrae what uncanny voices were there absent from that unholy chorus which dinned into the ears of the would-be dramatist a jumbled roar of unintel e sounds and caused his vainly the transcrip- s bedlam of thought prompt- t was a drama of the Napoleon- which Hardy was attempt- n three parts, nineteen scenes. Shades of The first part of this panorama Wwe to the other two, vely states that they are their publication “is not This doling out of one t first shows that Mr. t Jeast the dramatic man- and that he is “trying For c throes e drama acts thirty Chinese tragedy T r cannot be blamed for having imagination. It s readily inderstood that the remarkable period of stress which was straining the na- tions of Bur one hundred years £g0 produced effects which may well fire the imagination of a less worthy man than Hardy. The tremendous sweep of army after army, the crash of thrones and the rending of boun- daries cannot but produce in the mind of any o of poetic sensibilities a mental picture of the dreadfu) tenor of those times. Such has been the effect upon Herdy. But he would give this impressive visualized epic out to a less imaginative world and therein he makes a mistake. The tagk is too great for the pen of the author. He cannot be a Homer or & Miiton. He has not the power to grasp the enormous thought in its en- tirety. The theme at the back of it all which holds together all of the multitudinous cantos and makes the one great unit may be in his mind but not in his work. The result is that the epic drama which he hoped to create s naught but & fearsome olla pedrida ¢ disjointed visions. To be fair to Mr. Hardy, he seemed realize his inability, for in a lengthy eword he admits that “in devising this chronicle piece no attempt has been made to create that completely organic structure of action and closely webbed development of character and motive which are demanded in a drama strictly self-centained.” On the contrary, he leaves it to the reader to fill up the gaps and the waste places from the fonts of his own'imagina- tion, thus giving the drama itself the capacity of a handy Baedeker, as it were, to Napoleonic epic verse. But 2 not very intelligible handbook “The Dynasts” proves to be. Not the least of the stumbling blocks {n the path of the willing reader are the “Phantom Intelli~ gences” which wing their astral flight from cover to co “The Ancient Spirit of the Years,” "“The Shade of the Earth,” “Spirit of Pities” and countless companion disembodied con- eptions of philesophy are made to di- rect the figures on the blood red stage below like marionettes at a puppe show. They debate, philosophize and wrangle even. Their part in the piece is very much like- those of *“First Spirit” and “Second Spirit” In Cole- ridge’s “Ancient Mariner. For these creatures Hardy must needs make some vindication. In his preface he says: “Their doctrines are but tentative, and are advanced with le eve to a systematized philosophy rranted to lift ‘the burthen of the mystery’ of this unintelligible world. he chief thing hoped for them is 1at they and their utterances may e dramatic plausibility enough to procure for them, in the words of Coleridge, ‘that willing suspension of iisbelief for the moment which con- slitutes poetic faith.’ It is not manifest that Hardy en- avors to throw any new historical light upon the Napoleonic wars, though in his foreword he declares that England's part in that great struggle has been heretofore slighted by European writers. His insistent reiteration of the fact that all the actors in the great warfare were but puppets in the hands of “the Imma- ent Will” cannet be thought to be any addition to' the historical record by those who believe that we are, all of us, in the hollow of God's hand. The Almighty tas known to have shielded - Israel from their enemies while Napoleon was still Egyptian cat, may be. From the viewpoint of style, Mr. Hard}'s work may be said to be good rhetoric, but very poor verse. The blank verse, if chopped into separate sentences, would be found to be grammatically correct, but for blank Vverse it is hardly to be aceepted as worthy of the name. There are many eary wastes of dialogue to be tra- the soul of rsed and few water springs of true poesy rejoice the weary traveler. In- spiration seems to be lacking in the verse, even though it supplied the theme, Mr. Hardy has made his name at fiction. He has written some little verses which are good. But it is sincerely to be hoped that he will not be encouraged into the completion of parts two and three of this nineteen- act phantasmagoria. (The Macmillan York.) Spearman Is Lost Without an Engine LAS and alack-a-day!- Frank Spearman has been betrayed into Company, New the hands of mammon. He has left the Rockv Mountain division and the Spider bridge to shift for themselves and has answered the call of the hour for a novel of stocks and bonds. “The Close of the Day." just published, contains 224 pages and not one word about engines or telegraph operators. It is to be feared that Frank Spearman was on a wild engine when he wrote this, his latest. It is distinctly a Rocky Mountain grade that’ Spearman travels in this new novel of his. There are twists and turns in the story's roadbed which would make the head of an engineer swim Sometimes there is an uvminous slipping and a whirring of the sanded wheels. The landscape traversed is somewhat dry and barren and the end of the story leaves you in a tunnel of the most oppressing gloom. Truly Spearman had best stick by his old railroad if he wishes to write a story which is worth while. Instead of hitting upon a construct- ing engineer or a night operator at the telegraph key to submit as the hero of his story, the author chooses a Chi- cago coffee broker, club man and bon vivant to hew the path in this new wilderness of fiction. For Spearman, who has never got far away from his engine, must have a resourceful hero to carry a novel which has noth- ing to do with raflroads. Hence the big man on the coffee exchange. At the start the hero is disclosed as the host at a little midnight supper for an actress and a dancer. This gives him the needed earmarks of a man of the worid. But in order that George Durant, the hero, may be thrown into the proper circle of affinity with Kath- erine Sims, heroing, it is necessary that he pass through an agonizing sickness, be nursed to health by the father of the heroine and become the natural protector of the girl when that father has passed away. Here, then, is the stereotyped situation accomplished; middle-aged bachelor of very free hab- jts, presumably, drawn by debt of gratitude to innocent young woman, left friendless and penniless; innocent young woman has ambition, middle- aged bachelor has influence; ambition plus influence equals success on of L. Y. W. Then what happens? always d ‘happen In such a situa- tion? "Love, of course. Greatly to his surprise middlie-ng2d bachelor recog- nizes what is the matter with him. Object of affections drawn toward younger man, rot realizing, of course, what is the matter with the bachelor. Silence; secret locked up Vheroically, financial disusters; sickness, and at last death. Middie-aged bachelor’s death, to be sure. Such iz ““"Tie Close of the Day"; of such a ¥ and nine other stories, The distinguishing feature about “Ths Close of the Day” {s that it combines the atmosphere of the exchange and the calcium glare of the stage for its mise en scene, The stoecks and bonds element is not intruded beyond the ne- cessity of accounting for the hero's “VTELLYE., WUMMAN, TO TAK 1T graqual “decline and fall,” as Nr. Wegg would say in matters financial. The stage feature of the story is the leading one and a very attractive com- ponent of the tale it is. The author has the knack of bringing to the fore the gauds 4nd tinsel of stageland so that the reader feels the reality of it all. That part of Spearman's story which deals with Katherine’s achieve- ments in the “Mikado” is good read- ing. Particular exception, however, must be taken to the lame way in which the plot {s brought to a close. There seems no artistic excuse for making the hero an old and broken man before his time and bringing him to his death in the last chapter with the heroine looking on from the arm of his rival. The impression is gained that Spear- man found his story running away with him and adopted this as the only expedient for a hard pressed hero. Spearman’s story bears a striking resemblance to the “Mr. Salt” .of Wil Payne. Since Payne's is a typical story of high-pressure life in a great city and written only a little while before Spearman’s it must be taken that both authors were seeking to answer the new demand for novels of affairs as one would hasten to fill orders on May wheat. But Spearman should stick by his engine, for his journey aficld has not been the most successful in the world. (D. Appleton price $1 25.) Short A{?t;? bpon Somz2 New Books & Co., New York; OBERT E. ANDERSON, an ac- knowledged authority upon archaeology, has contributed “The Story of Extinct Civilizi- tions of the West” to Appleton’s Library of Useful Stories. No better volume of handy size designed to pre- sent a popular review of this subject has been published. Within the small compass of a 16mo. volume of 180 pages the author has detailed the story of the early American peoples with a completeness which is entirely satisfying to : ny casual reader. The limitations of space have forced the author to make a compilation from the works of standard archaeol- ogists, historians and explorers rather than to devote attention to the expo- sition of any theories of his own, for theories concerning these early civill- zations there are in great abundance and their expression cannot be en- compassed by a work of the charac- ter of the present ore. Beginning therefore with the pogsible foundation for the myths concerning an ancient Atlantis in mid-Atlantic, the author reviews briefly the early Norsé and Irish settlements in the Western hem- isphere, the evidences of a superior degree of civilization among the American Indians and the many and varied civilized states of the Astecs and the Peruvians. The absorbing controversy concern- ing the probable origin of the peoples on this continent does not draw Ander- son into any committing of himself upon the subject. Nor does he care to become a.party to the disputes over the racial differences betweeen Azteec and Toltee, pueblo and plains Indian. His only endeavor is to make a compre- hensive review of the facts universally 1M NO'GAUN Y Nioi : accepted In the study of American archaeology. hat. (D. Appleton & Co., New York; illus- trated; price 35 cents.) A modest little booklet of verse ap- peared a short time ago to offér itself to the hearts of those Wi find the sun YRoM e SONVARESCENCE a'_ MR MLERE | warm and the earth joyful even in the evening of life. It is from the hands of a modest little lady about whose name are the echoes of brilllant stage tri- umphs many years ago. Alice Kings- bury Cooley is her name and “Cricket's Chirpings” the title of her verse book. No mare fitting name could vk chusen to carry this little message of content- ment. For, pure. joy of life, charity toward all and a simple trust in the beauty of the life to come—these are the etrains of unaffected emotion which are sounded through the gentle bits of poesy. The post mekes no reat « %t after a classically perfect form for her thoughts. She affects 1O Blcal inso. y of the intricacies of rhyme scheme and polished meter. Candidly and unaf- fectediy she offers her thoughts as they are to those who can read their mes- sage. The symmation of Miss Cooley's wholesome view of life Is found in thé verse entitled “A Praye O Thou to whom in grief I turn, Who drigs the tcars of those who mourn, Who loves with grewier love than m.m. Whose breath the squrce of life doth’ Tant O breathe on me with love divine; Let thy great purpose on me shine. O giant me life that 1 might give Of thy great gifts to those who live Without thy music in théir souls. Wio hear no. when thy anthem rolls In thunder tone from zone to zone, Or softcst zephyr o'er earth blown. Who know mot yet that joy supreme, E'en greatef far thdn they e'er driam— That wealth or fame Can ever span— Is love for brotherhood of foan. The Owl Press, San Francisco. Samuel N. Goldy of Ban Jos2 has pub- lished a unique hoek, which is, at the same time, an éxXpioitat of the in- dustrial possibilitige of the Stats and an announcemeént of the ipabilities and business enterprise of the Goidy Machine Company., To the credit of Mr. Goldy be It said that the advertise- ment of his machine works takes an unobtrusive background in the book, and that a conscientious effort to ex- pound the manifold industrial interests of California is the keynote of his production. Mr. Goldy has endeavored in this “Era of California’s Possibilities” to set forth the existing natural advant- ages and conditions of Californla, irre- spective of any present effort or under- taking in the development of her r soyrces. California’s fuel, her metals and her water power are thoroughly reviewed - by the author. Comparisons between agricultural and horticultural resources existing here and in the East offer the author opportunity for finding a favorable balance to our credit. To these considerations he adds brief economic studfes upon the status of capital in the West and'the circulation of wealth. The whole is tastefully illus- trated by well reproduced half tones of fvpical Californian scenes. (Muirson & Wright, San Jose; price $1 00.) The editor of these columns wishes . to aeknowiedge the receipt of three books upon the law from the Bancroft- Whitney Compan¥ of this city. They are “The Law of Evidence,” by Curtis tlllyer of the San Francisco bar, and New Trial and Appellate Practice, n two volumes, by Thomas Carl Speil- ing. Upon the authority of a well- known lawyer of the city he can an- nounce that Hillyer's book, which is a companjon work te the textbook of “Jones on Evidence,” may be used as an invaluabie work of ready reference during trials, and that Bpeiling is al- ready known through former contribu- ticns to the science of the law. Beyond this very inadequate note the editor must acknowledge his utter inability to attempt @ review. Not even a hasty college course in elementary Jurispru- dence can come to his rescue in this instance. The kindest criticism which can be given “A Souythern Girl,” by Stanton Winslow, 1§ no criticiam at all. (The Whitaker & Ray Company, San ‘Francisce.) Leading Articles of the Magazines 6HE World To-Dgy fer February contains the maust inteliigible dis- cuseion and collection of views of the Iroquois Theater tragedy yet published. Its leading articles are of such varied character as to he ac- ceptable to all readers. Subjects of live interest are tregted by writers who know how to make facts interesting. Among the contents of this number -are “The Conquest of the American Desert,” by Day Allen Willey; “The Architecture of the Louisiana Pur- chase Exposition,”. by Edward Hale Brush; peeding: The New American Sport,” by E. Ralph Estep: “Publishing as a Business Career,” by George P. Brett, president of the Mac- millan Company: “American Carfeature and Public Opinion.” by Ingram A. Pyle, and “The Divorce Situation in Canada,” by W. S. Harwdod. Readers of Success will find much to delight them in the February issue, whichcontains a long list of articles of unusual interest. The.cover, by F. B. Masters, is exceptionally attractive. It represents Sir Henry Irvipg and Miss Eilen Terry in the scene from “The Merchant of Venice” where Portia pleads with Shylock to show merey, that mercy which “droppeth as the gen- tie rain from heaven.” The costumes which have lent so much to the charm of the Irving-Terry performances of this great Shakespearsan drama have been falthfully reproduced by Mr. Mas- ters. Sume interesting facts regarding Sir Henry Irving are given by Roger Galeshore in an article entitled “Henry Irving's Fight for Fame" and an able article on “The Higher Influence of the Drama™ is contributed by E. H. Soth- ern. The leading article, from the masterly pen of David Graham Phil- lips, tells “How Wall Street Makes Something Out of Nothing.,” and throws some interesting side lights on that great money mart. In a symposium on Lincoln, Alexander XK. McClure, William T, Harris, E. Benjamin An- drews, Charlés F. Thwing, Henry Mitchell MacCracken, Henry Clews and Willigm O. Stoddard express their views on what effect a college educa- tien would have had upen the life and character of the great Commoner. The February Everybody's has .an- othér first-class “‘scoop”—nothij less than a statement of what the¢’ Demo- cratic party now stands for, by the new leader of the Democracy in the House, Congressman John Bharp Wilifams. There could be no more valuable con- tribution to the approaching Presiden- tial controversy than this definite avowal of principles by the distin- guished leader, whose clever work in Congress has attracted so much atten- tion. Another competent fealure is Emory R. Johngon's explanation of “What the Panama Canal Will Do for the Country.” The author is a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission, who devoted his attention te cellecting the statistics which sheuld demonstrate the economical value of the great water- way, and he is the chief expert in America on his subject. £ O AN Y fim\_, AUTHOR OF e VRERIS TNVALESCoNnc e / Events move so fast In these days that it is as much as the dally press can do to keep up with the procession. For a monthly to do so is much more difficult. And yet the Booklovers' Mag- azine for February has contrived to keep Itself well abreast of current events, Its leading articles are not only timely, but are of more than passing importance. Such especially are Tal- cott Willlams® article on Mr. Chamber- lain's fiscal policy as it will affect Eu- rope and America, Frank H. Tayler's account of the Panama canal purchase and Gustav Kobbe's story of Wagner and his art. These last two articles are fully illustrated. The art features for February are in themselves unique; they also touch on some newer phases of artistic work hitherto but little ex- ploited in modern magazines. C. Yar- nall Abbott explains In an apprecia- tive way and with the aid of a dozen striking pictures the aims and methods of the new school of photographic por- tralture that is revolutionizing & hith- erto somewhat discredited art. “Country Life iIn. America for February is a large and superb number of this beautiful magazine. The lead- ing articles and ample illustratiens having to do with such subjects as “The First Principles of Horseback Riding,” showing the delights of places and pleasures of “correct” rid- ing; “Country Homes of Famous Amerjcans,” the fourth article, a story of David Henry Thoreau's home- ‘building at Walden; “Making a Living from the Land” by growing roses un- der glass, a vitally interesting article by L. H. Bailey; and “The Indomi- table Automobile,” a remarkably Ii- lustrated account of a stormy endur- ance run through New York State where trains and horses falled. Many practical subjects and suggestions touch upon all sides of work and pleasure out-of-doors. “How I Be- came a Ranchman in California™ is the story of a ‘great estate of two thousand acres that grows twenty different fruits the year round; venti- lating, heating in cheap, movable houses are dealt with in several illus- trated articles under the head of “New Ideas in Poultry-House Constructio while “Home-Grown Grapes In Win- tér” is to show how anybody can have the large varieties with very small ex- pense. The February number of the Bur- lington Magazine appears beéaring the imprint of the Macmillan Compa- ny, dand henceforth the periodical will be published in America by that firm. A special notice intimates that since tHe récent change of ownership thers hgs not been time to make the minor alferations which have béen promised, but thése may be expected before very. long, and In the meantime a couple of pages of editorial comment indi- cate the more progressive course which the management is going to pursue. Scholariy essays on the old masters will not be abandened; in fact all the familiar features will be con- tinued; but while detalled criticism of exhibitions of work by living artists is not to be looked for in the Bur- lington Magazine, abundant attention will be given to the broad tendencies of modern art, and to all such artistic questions of our own time as concern a really wide public. . Scribner's Magazine for February be- sins one of those series which from the days of the Thackeray Letters to the ‘Waddington Leétters have been charac- teristic of this magazine. Mrs. George Bancroft's Letters from England are a weorthy successor to these notable liter- ary achievements. Mrs. Bancroft was a brilllant woman, born in Plymouth, Mass., and all her life assoclated with people of distinction. As a young girl she was a great friend of Emerson and his wife, and of many of the Brook Farm people. She married = George Bancroft, the histerian, in 1838 and when he was gent to England as Min- ister in 1846 she wrote these letters, principally in diary.form, to her chil- dren. The Bancrofts knew all the emi- nent people in politics, society and lit- erature. It was the age of Samuel Rogers, Macaulay, Lord and Lady Hol- land, and Palmerston. Robert Grant’s gerial, “The Under- current,” rapidly reaches the crisis In the life of the heroine. In this Install. ment she is deserted by her husband, and thrown upon her own resources. Captain Mahan's distinguished nar- rative of the war of 1812 analyzes the unpopularity of the war in sections of the United States, and defends the American invasion of Canada as a mili- tary necessity. The February Delineator is a maga- zine of uncommon interest and value. Its stories, articies and pictures are ex- cellent, and the review of the fashions, Including a letter from Mrs. Osborn, thorough and enlightening. In fiction there is a mystical tale entitled “The Silver Boat.” by Albert Bigelow Paine a strong love story from the Pacific by Fdyah Proctor Clarke he Wooing of Tia";: and a delightful middie-aged ro- manee by L. M. Montgomery:*alse a chapter of the “Evolution of a Club Woman,” the much discussed serial by Agnes Surbridge. The home life 6t Calve, the most Interesting personality among the favorites of the opera, is de- scrfbed In a remarkably illustrated ar- ticle by Perey Mitchell Notable among the February Cen- tury’s i{llustrations is a full-page por- trait of General Washington. the copy of an original painting now for the first time introduced to the notice of the general public. The portrait was made from life by Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick of Alexandria, Va., in 1797, and The Century’s representation I3 taken from 2n excellent photograph of the original made Wy Getz at Baltimors, In size the portrait is about 14x16 Inches: it is in an excellent state of preservation, the colors being still fresh and bright, and is surrounded bY a beveied gilt frame about twe inches wide, which shows the marks of age and is belleved to be the orig- inal one in which the picture was placed. The February number of The Smart Set opens with a striking novelette, The Wanderers,” by Gertrude Lynch a story with a wholly new theme, as strong as it Is Interesting. The dra- matic incidents which follow a man who has kidnaped his own child, after a stormy quarrel with the wife who has just divorced kim, are stirring in the extreme, and the story is written with that literary distinction which al- ways characterizes Miss Lynch's work. It is a memorable novelette. Alnslee’s for February offers an es- pecially attractive table of contents The novelette is by HElizabeth Duer, who contributed that for the Christ- mas number. Her new story, “A Natural Divorce,” is a decided im- provement on the former. Though its action is laid In the same surround- ings, there is mgre of the dramatio element, the characters are more sharply drawn and the plot is better balanced. James H. Gannon Jr. be- gins in this number the first of a se- ries of “Stories of the Street,” entitled “The Control of the St. Louis South- ern.” It is done by one who is thor- oughly familiar with the subject and is as good as Lefevre's beg. which ls saying the most that can be said. Dor- othy Dix has another of her delightful lttle tal with women—"Choosing & Husban full of the sort of advice that, In these days, most women should take to heart. A particularly charming little story is Cosmo Hamil- ton’s “In Regard to Optimism.” Itis e story ef French peasant life, In which there seems to be such an In- exhaustible fund of the “teuch of nature that makes the whele world kin." NewBooks Received MRS. M'LERIE, J. J. Bell; the Cum= tury Company, New York; price §L THE CLOSE OF THE DAY, Fraak H. Spearman; D. Appleton & Co, New York: “‘price §1 25. STEPS. IN THE EXPANSION OF QUR TERRITORY, Oscar P. Austing D. Appleton & Co., New York; illus- trated by maps; price §1 36 THE DYNASTS, Thomas Hardy) the Macmillan Company, New York. THE STORY OF EXTINOT CIVILE ZATIONS OF THE WEST, Robart A= derson; D. Appleton & Co., New Yorks price 35 cents. WASHINGTON CORRBSPOND- ENTS, Ralph M. McKensle; published by Newspaperdom, New York; flus- trated. THE METRIC FPALLACY, Samuel & Dale; D. Van Nostrand Company, New York; price $1. ERA OF CALIFORNIA'S POSSI- BILITIES, Samuel N. Geoldy; Muirsen & Wright, San Jose; llustrated; price $L. OUTLINES OF GREDK HISTORTY, Willlam C. Morey; American Boek Company, New York; fllustrated. AS YOU LIKE IT, edited by W. J. Rolfe; revised for school use; American Book Company, New York; illustratad. MERCHANT OF VENICE, Gateway series, edited by Felix BE. Schelling; American Book Company, New York. MACAULAY'S ESSAY ON MILTON, Gateway series, edited by Edward L. Gulick; American Book Company, New ork. YE:"()E‘l's OF THE SOUTH, F. V. N. Painter; American Book Company, New York. AN EASY FIRST FRENCH READ- ER, L. C. Syms; American Book Com- pany, New York. LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMMBE, Moliere, notes by P. A. Roi and W. B. Guitteau; American Book Company, New York. LES TROIS MOUSQUETAIRES, Du- mas, notes by C. Fontaine; American Book Company, New York. DER TROMPETER VON SAKKIN- GEN, Scheffel, notes by Valentin Buehner: American Book Company, New York. NEW TRIAL AND APPELLATE PRACTICE, two volumes, Thomas C. Spelling; Bancroft-Whitney Company, San Francisco. THE LAW OF EVIDENCE, Curtis Hillyer; Baneroft-Whitney Company, San Francisco. COPYRIGHT, from Cyeclopedai of Law and Procedure, edited by Ea- mund Wetmore. MLLE. DE LA SEIGLIERE, San- deau, notes by Elizabeth M. White; American Book Company, New York. " BEGINNERS' F NCH, Victor BE. Francois; American Book Company, New York. PARTIR A TIEMPO, Larra, notes by Edwin B. Nichols; American Book Company, New York. UNDINE, Fouque, notes by J. Henry Senger; American Fook Company. New Yor'