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| S tx gy Versus Winged God b I Black ¥ has shown = s s 14 P - ster of that day, how ever, and another which carries e sonages of the story through the climax to the Paris C une, are remark: well written, It is in the battle between two strong those of the financier and his wife, that the strength of the novel is developed. In the character of Elinor BStron Isham pro- duced & study, powers mov- ing. He seems to have a grasp upon the secret springs of the feminine soul unusual for writers of the sterner eex. It is his skilled analysis of the sway of pride and self will in this woman that makes the reader overlook in large measure the unpleasant atmos- phere of mesalliance behind the action of the story. (Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianap- olis; illustrated by Harrison Fisher.) o JEROME'’S Tommy @ Company OMMY & CO.” Jerome K. Je- rome’s latest book, is somewhat @isappointing in its entirety. Perhaps it is unfalr to judge Mr. Jerome's subsequent work by the standard of the Inimitable “Three Men in a Boat,” but the temptation is natur- elly ylelded to by the reader and by this criterion “Tommy & Co.” falls eway behind that delightful log of a Thames voyage. It is too sketchy throughout, too labored In some of its witty interludes; spontaneity seems to be gone; unity of purpose is not sus- pended from cover to cover. () From the possibilities latent in the first chapter of the book the reader is led to believe that Tommy is to hold center stage throughout, but with the second chapter ort story in itself &s are all the rest—it becomes evident that “& * is to have the honors of uted among its several and that the lit- e ,in the record of \thn(‘ gradual tr formation from a street brat to editor of a journal splen- did st > more assist in inued a suc- n short story the same journalists and the clever people who contribute to the gayety of nations through the fancies of an errant q Tkrough the c tion of incidents set forth in “Tommy & Co.” the English humorist has succeeded in bringing his pictare of the unconventional joys of editors and space writers into very clear perspective, but the picture itself has about it no great measure of at- tractiveness. There are two of the stories incor- THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNDAY CAL porated in this running journal of Bo- a that have a ring of Jerome's old r about them. One relates with le fun the an the poor tleman of weak mind who believed s of he was a mole and took his meals un- L the carpet; the other has to detail the awakening of Mrs. Joe L ige from her dream of a swing in high so- ciety—a very clever story. For the rest, they are quite ordinary. (Dodd, Mead & New York; 1l- ated; price $1 50.) JIU-JITSU in Its Highest Art . IRVING HANCOCK has t e good fortune to e tide of a popular fad lood and swing merrily its st without Perhaps he created If when about a year ago 1e out with a book on “fiu-jitsu,” the Japanese system of physical train- £. His work sold everywhere, Lon- diate ies began to be formed every 1ere- nd Mr. Han- cock wrote more books. The last of this installment of h ade during the anshine is “Jiu-Jitsu Combat Tricks,” an exposition of the higher art of attack and defense. In the present volume the author lar attention to the Jap- i to our good of settling of old Saxon with Angle differences the , believing that fighting is an business anyway, hold that the best way to end a combat is the only Strangely enough, however, the licted by the practice of *jiu- Jitsu” tricks is never lasting, and to leave a mark on r opponent is con- sidered unpro: ional by the adept. Withal, the small man who has his “Jiu-jitsu” pat may meet a larger man and one who is an expert boxer and bring ignominious defeat to him at any ti Finger tips, knees, hand—all of these members have a special significance the “jiu-jitsu” fighter, as Mr. Hancock points out A blow dellvered with the flat of the wrist against the throat will cause y ordinary individual to quit fight- ing instanter, or the judiclous use of the knee in the small of the opponent’s back is guaranteed to take from him all his combativeness. Truly, if Mr. Hancock continues to write books on “jiu-jitsu” for Anglo- Saxon readers peace congresses will eoon be things of memory only. (G. P. Putnam'’s Sons, New York; lustrated; price $1 35 MRS. CRAIGIE On Science of Life the edge of the to i1- N a little essay of the didactic l ord entitled The Science of ife,” Mrs. Craigie—the John Oli- ver Hobbes of mildly satirical vein —glves to the world a laissez faire theory on the subject of the wholesale reration of mankind. With nq lance of her characteristic cyni- sm, and in a humor wholly serious, h woman of letters puts into f address—for address it was, and one that was read before the Ruskin Society of Birmingham—some meaty deductions upon the character of the genus homo and the result of philosophers’ efforts at his uplifting. Her final conclusion is that in sweep- ing measures of soclal and ethical re- form there is little worth, but that in the individual himself lies the potency for self-elevation. Our age, as Mrs. Craigie sees it, is one of tremendous energy and tremen- dous impatience. Man to-day is not content with storing up for himself the possibilities of immortal happi- ness, living this life only in prepara- tion for the next. In his nervous striving after self-advancement, self- glory on this earth he demands im- mediate results, speedy rewards, else he fears that if there is no prize forth- coming here there will be none in a hypothetical life to come. Of the past age of unbounded religious enthusi- esm and implicit faith in immortality, St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, was the most radical ex- ponent. In this day of materialism and disbelief, Tolstol, he of the creed of simplicity in life, is the representa- tive reformer. Between the creeds of these twain Mrs. Craigle finds illu- minating comparisons. “St. Ignatius wished to make hu- manity stronger,” says the writer; “Tolstoi wishes to make humanity happier.” TUpon strict discipline of the soul and constant searching after the truth did tHe Jesult base his faith; the Russian commands man not to think, not to argue, but to dig in the field, and through work find surcease from the falsity and rottenness of the social order. But if Tolstoi is disillu- sioned, If he sees only the raw reality of life, should he expect everybody to be the same and to suffer world-sick- ness in his company? “All the phe- ncmena of nature are images and mbols of life,” wherefore it is in- cumbent on every man to interpret his life work, his place in the world scheme according to his reading of these symbolisms of nature. Individ- uzlism is the order of the present day. Mrs. Craigie’s conclusion is logical and convincing. It certainly seems as if the day of the world reformer is past. But in one respect may excep- tion be taken to her argument. In choosing Tolstoi as the representative apostle of the modern creed of cruél cynicism, does Mrs. Craigie mean that we should_accept him as the typlcal exporent of modern thought, as was Loyola typical of sixteenth-century re- ligious enthusiasm? This her argu- ment would seem to dictate, and to this assent cannot be given. Tolstol ALTIIOR O, is st too m e radical, yet too v supported, to be considered ive of thought in general, sponsors the tenets of a considera school of doctrinaires. It is not too rash to say that no philos- orher of the time has yet appeared who reflects the whole pulse of world thought Scott-Thaw Company, Price 50 mm .) LEGENDARY Tales of Yosemite New. Y all odds the highest type of ar- B t book making to appear from a Jocal press is the book “Yogemite Legends,” written by Bertha H. Smith and illustrated by Florence Lundborg, which Paul Elder & Co. have t brought out for the holiday season. ing so pretentious in the matter of binding, decorative scheme and color work has been attempted by the hook- maker’s craft on the coast, and few of the art publications of the East can show anything superior. Miss Bertha Smith’s delicately written legends from Indian lore have been given a setting fully commensurate with their beauty. M Lundborg takes equal share of commendation with the author of the book she illustrates. Besides marginal designs in a quaint Indian scheme and fly le: s of like conventionalized bar- bari¢ pattern, the artist contributes to the book thirteen full-page wash draw- ings in color, which have been repro- duced In half-toneg with admirable fidelity. The color pleces, all in indefl- nite greens, misty white and shadow, must commend themselves to critical, artistic ‘eyes, for to the untutored in things of detall their effectiveness ap- peals mightily. In their vague sugges- tiveness of outline and tone the draw- ings embody the spirit of the legends Miss Smith has set down perfectly. As to the reading matter {tself—that is quite as artistic in its execution. Only a half-dozen short legends are there in the book, each repeating the tale of some far-away folk song of the lost tribe of the Ah-wah-nee-chee or Yo- semite dwellers. Recounting these @ctories with the simple stateliness that they have in the Indian language itself and embodying in them all of tle In- dian awe of the eerle and the unseen in alr, crag and water, Miss Smith has wrought some very finished little sketches. Through them all she has kept the poetry of the origjnal—the primitive, barharic poetry, that reflects the impress of simple emotions. “Yo- semite Legends” repays a reading three- fold. (Paul Elder & Co., San Francisco; price $2.) MISCELLANY; Notes on New Books HAT might be termed the but- ton-hole style of writing is that of Lillian Bell, whose last book, “At Home With the Jardin, is a continuation of the spright- ly mood of “Abroad With the Jimmies.” In both these stories it seems that the writer has her finger crooked in the lapel of your coat—or her arm about your walst, if you are a woman—and is pouring into your delighted ear the innermost secrets of her soul. It is all confidential, all open-hearted; couched in the frankest spirit of familiarity come these confidences about the housekeeping of Faith and her Angel, the husband. Those who enjoy this sort of thing, to be found exclusively in Ladles’ Home Journal or Harper's Bazar, will find no fault with Lillian Bell's book. To the newly wed there must be some very famillar things in “At Home With the Jardines.” First they buy the fur- niture, then they get a ‘“perfect jewel of a cook,” next comes a quarrel with the janitor and an open rupture with the flat’s agent, and so forth. Through the whole gamut of adventures, both serio-comic and purely hrclcal that are the lot of most young couples, Lil- lian Bell leads her charges, and finally leaves them in the full acquirement of that savoir faire born of wide experi- ence. Much of the book is amusing— laughable, even; some of it is rather long drawn out and boresome—that is, to one unmarried. (L. C. Page & Co., Boston; illustrat- ed; price $150.) TS J /5/724/7 54,464/ FE/ZH Y Charles Battell foomls, whose “Cheerful Americans” of a year or so ago added its large quota to the influ- ences tending to bring that happy tem- perament to our nation, has continued his good work of philanthropy by pro- viding us with “More Cheerful Ameri- cans,”” a small book of eighteen jolly tales. Modestly disclaiming that these assembled Americans are more cheerful than those of his last book, the author trusts that the reading of their adven- tures may make more cheerful Ameri- cans of us all and his hopes are not misplaced. All the stories are good and they differ only in the degrees of that quality. In the essence of serious absurdity many of the contributions to this vol- ume are strongly reminiscent of the la- mented Stockton. “Poe’'s Raven in an Elevator” has a rare Stocktonian flavor in its concept. so ludicrous the situa- tion and so grave the telling; a profes- slonal reader jn an elevator which has stuck between floors, reading from the immortal poem to a bevy of women outside of the bars—imagine! Again, in other of’the stories, the same inimi- table humor that was the gift of H. C. Bunner of Puck shows itself in little comedy of society and the rare farce of business. “A Suburban Christmas” tells in words the joys of country life depicted in the funny papers; “How the Cricket Cricks” is a quaint satire on the prevalent fad for nature study; “The Bottle, the Half-Brick and the Lump of Chalk” hits off the eccentrici- tles of the jovial tramp. At the end there is a plece of rollicking buff8onery upon “How to Write a Novel for the Masses” which is in itself worth the price of admission. (Henry Holt & Co., New York; illus- trated; price $125.) In his “Physiclan Versus Bacterl- ologist” Dr. O. Rosenbach, a noted sclentist of Berlin, attempts a solu- tion of the heated controversy between the strict upholders of the materia medica and the radical believers fin bacteriology, the one party seeking to minimize the importance of the dis- ease germ in the science of pathology and the other giving that element un- due prominence. Dr. Rosenbach as- sails the presumption of the bacteriolo- gists in claimine the cause of all dis- ease to lie in pathogenic organisms without taking into consideration the questions of predisposition and ex- ternai circumstances in patients. He sees a wide divergence between de- ductions made at the laboratory. and at the bedside, and declares that the “nothing - but - bacteriologists,” as he calls these enthuslasts, have usurped a place in the practice of medicine un- warranted by their actual achieve- ments. Though the book is written techni- cally and for medical men, “Physician Versus Bacteriologist” may be read by any thinking man with profit, even though he possess not the specialized knowledge of the scientist. (Funk & Wagnalls Company, New York; price $1 50.) “The Lighting of Schoolrooms,” by Stuart H. Rowe, lecturer on pedagogy at Yale University, is, as its title in- dicates, a treatise for the special use of teachers and school architects. This phase of school hygiene, studied only within comparatively recent years, but none the less an important factor in the general question of the health of school children, is herein treated from the author's close observation of con- ditions in many of the graded schools of the East. The conclusions he sets forth can best be judged as to their merits by those competent to know from a study of pedagogy in its every branch. (Longmans, Green & Co., New York; illustrated; price $1.) The latest of Howard Wilford Bell's output of Unit Books comprises three valuable reprints of old and standard works, Frances M. Trollope’'s “Do- mestic Manners of the Americans,” Trench’s “The Study of Words,” Ernest Renan's “Life of Jesus,” and a fourth, which seems to be of original compilation, “National Documents.” The first of these, which raised such a storm of protest in our grandfathers’ days, is a book hard to lay hands upon now, and its appearance under Bell's cheap and convenient form is a reai boon to bibliophiles. Trench’'s lan- guage study and the critique on Christ from the pen of Renan need no intro- duction. The “National Documents,” comprising as it does many obscure state papers, such as the constitution of, the Southern Confederacy, offers a valuable documentary history of the country from the day of the first Vir- ginia charter to the recent convention with Panama. These volumes but em- phasize the worth of this unique - brary of Unit Books; for the money, nothing better can be obtained. (Howard Wilford Bell, New York; sold on unit system.) Harley R. Wiley, a local attorney and lecturer in the law department of the University of California, has brought out a compendium of facts, decisions and comments on “Pharmacal Jurisprudence.” Besides giving the his- tory of this especial branch of jurispru- dence, its scope and limitations as de- fined by the various statutes, the au- thor recites the restrictions set upon the practice of pharmacy by the com- mon law, the legal requirements for the granting of a license to practice, pen- alties attaching to abuse or carelessness in the exercise of such right, and kin- dred subjects comprised under the title of his book. The work should be valu- able to pharmacists as well as lawyers. (Published by the author, San Fran- eisco.) BRIEF CHAT For All Book Lovers HE October number of the Smart Set is a veritable mine of brilliant stories and poems. “Moored,” by Anna A. Rogers, is the title of the novelette which opens the issue. It is a story full of power and quiet hu- mpr, dealing with the temptation which comes to the young wife of a naval officer while he is abroad and she is “moored” at home. The tale leaves a remarkably vivid impression and will attract wide attention. Gouverneur Morris, in his short story “The Lady of Mouw."" has written as striking a plece of work .as has re- cently appeared {n any magazine. Its wonderful art stamps this young au- thor as a genius. In a wholly dif- ferent v is the late Guy Wetmora Carryl’s humorous tale, “A Tide In the Affairs of Stephen Girdler.” Tt is brimful of delightful character draw- ing. In “The Two Ghasts” Richard Le Gallienne is at his best as a good- natured satirist and brilliant epigram- matist. “When 7 elos Drifted,” a story by Beatrix Demarest Lloyd, a new writer of great prominence, is one of the most notable in the number, though one must remember the poetic beauty of Zona Gale’s “A Land a Great Way Oft,” the intense realism of Theodore Waters’ “The Passing of Gon Out,” the keen analytical power of Willard French’s “The Mastiff,” a story of political life In Washington, and the cleverness of Barry Pain's “The Rewards of Perseverance,” the last and perhaps the best in the series ‘of detective stories which the distin- guished English author has written exclusively for the Smart Set. The October House Beautiful is one of the strongest numbers of this always delightful magazine. From cover to cover it is packed full of in- teresting and helpful suggestions, Among notable articles may be men- uoned “A House Designed by a Wom- " by Virginia Robie, in which is de- nrlbed a charming home in Buffalo, built without the ald of either archi- tect or contractor. There are many timely hinis here for house-builders. Elizabeth Emery’s forceful contribu- tion, “The Vital Things in the Home,” is one of the best articles of the kind that has come to our notice. It should be read by every woman interested in the welfare of her home. Oliver Coleman’s litle sermon on “The Bric- a-Brac Habit” should also be taken to heart. “This habit,”” writes Mr Coleman, “is a bad habit, and like most vices, often comes from an over- indulgence in an entirely proper pleasure.” The October installment of “Frenzied Finance” in Everybody's Is devoted to John Edward O'Sulllvan Addic through whom Mr. Lawson first en- countered Standard o1l and H. H. Rogers. There is nothing mild of con- ventlonal about his description of the Delaware statesman. It is a terrific and ruthless indictment of the man and his methods, supported by specific de- tails and incidents, and set forth with the same vivid art which character- ized thé study of H. H. Rogers In an earlier number. The description of Ad- dicks’ capture of Boston and its gas companies is one of the most grimly humorous and entertaining pictures Mr. Lawson has, yet given. Otherwise Everybody’'s is as timely and entertaining as ever. The several articles are all about topics decidedly before the public at the moment. The flying machine contest is on at St. Louis and we have here “Flying Up to Date”—a simple statement of the problems which Langley, Santos Du- mont, Maxim and Professor Bell are striving to solve. Lindsay Denison describes how “The Fight for the Doubtful State” is con- ducted. Paul Severing tells of the great chess champions now battling to’ su- premacy at the World's Fair. Ainslee’s novelette in the October number is by Anne Warner, who, though a comparatively new writer, is already the author of a successful book. “A Woman's Wil The novelette is sure to make a hit, and a big one, for it is one of the most enteraining stories, long or short, that has appeared in a long time. Its title is “The Maid and the Widow.” It has the great advan- tage of novelty, for it takes the reader far from the beaten tracks and familiar fields of fiction into an entirely new at- mosphere, among new people and new scerfes. It is an extremely clever plece of work. Again fiction is justified by life. The elopement ncess Louise of Co- burg with Lieutenant Matassich-Keg- leviteh, by the aid of an autome recalls David Grs romance, “Her Ser per’'s), in which a rurred. In the fi Princess as she was called, was disguised uniform of her fath- Household Guards, and her lover failed to recognize her until they were escaping in the automobile, pursued by her father's soldie; Mr. Phillips makes a very stirring adventure of it. Charles M. Gayley of the alifornia has performed an interesting experiment in “The Star of Bethlelrem,” a nativity play, an- nounced for early publ ion by Fox, Duffield & Co. This firm began its reer something over a year ago by a re- oild morality play of veryman,” and “The Star of Bethle- also will be uded this year in the rnpvrmry 4 s players, Professor University of Ben who made “Ever famous. The new drama is from about thirty old plays liturgical frag- ments, such as used to be acted by guilds and workmen in the streets of medieval towns or in religious houses, the connecting links being composed by ®rofessor Gayley in the manner of the originals. The miracle play called “The Second Pastor’s Play,” incorporated in this drama, con by the way, the episode of-the shepherd Mak, who steals a sheep and | t into a cradle, pretending that it is his own child, the first known instance of comedy in the English drama. Adams, of McClure's been made the tar- -harge of plagiar- ure a thoroughly Samuel Hopki staff, has recently get for an amusing In order to s This was the case with “ " in the Aggust McClure’s, ascribed to a mythical “Leslie P. mith Mr. Ad- ams’ story was accepted mediately by McClure’s and sent to England for sale under its assumed name, and it was published in The Strand under that name. When, later, the story ap- peared in McClu under the real name of the author, several enterpris- ing readers who had seen it in The Strand immedia filed the charge of plagiarism, and may not yet know the truth. Fox, Duffield & Co., New York, an- nounce a book on “Herbert Spencer,” by Professor Josiah Royce of the Har- vard philosophical department. The volume was written after the publica- tion of Spencer’s autobiography and embodies Prof r Royce's views of the great philosopher’s character dnd contribution to the thought of nations. A special chapter !s added on Spen- cer's educational theories, and there is an Interesting introductlon, consisting of personal re iscences of Spencer, written by James Collier, who was for amanuensis and assist- m-upon the most fa- miliar terms. The Century Company reports that the third edition of “The Rose of Old St. Louis,” issued June 15, is now on the press. The sixth edition of “Tillie: A Mennonite Maid,” has been needed, and the tenth edition of “When Patty Went to College™” has just come from the press. Miss Maud Wilder Good- win's “Four Roads to Paradise” has been printed_thres times. 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