The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-10
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

"a Moral Busy body. an Episode OF New
York's Today" by Alan Dale. is from the
press of the Mascot Publishing Company.
New York. The episode OF New York's
today Is the social problem against which
a vigorous war was inaugurated by the
Rev. Or. Parkhurst. Like many of this
authors stories, this one comes under the
head of the improper. according to the
education of the day. for he treats his sub
iect as Ii is, albeit in too vivid coloring.
Still he points out the error in DIR. Park
bursts plan that long ago became appsr-
emit 10 most New Workers, and suggests a
somewhat Utopisn theory for the amelio-
ration of the social evil.
The CAPTAINS Boat" by W. o. Stod-
dard. published by the Merriam Company,
New York, is good. wholesome boys
book. The scene is laid on Long Island
sound. The story contains two or three
thrilling, though not improbable adven-
lures for boys who are almost brought up
on the water. The incident from which
the title is taken occurred Ia the expert
ence of a sailor, Who narrates it to the
hero, and Is one of the incidents of sea
life which sounds like q tale from the
Arabian Nights when told 10 an audience
of landsmen. On the whole the Captains
Boat" is Just such : story as will prove of
deep interest TO boys. and contains moth
ing OF harmful or deleterious nature.
a
the distinguished French writer, Emile
Zola. published by T. Iennyson Nicely,
New York. When II was understood that
NJ lola had taken a trip TO Lourdes, with
the intention of writing story about the
world famous lstter-day miracles, t
caused much comment a this novel the
author has taken real Characters. dis
guised under fictitious names. and wsaves
a trutv interesting tale, albeit one shat
/ deals entirely with human misery and
/ suffering. around the story Of ''Berna-
| dette. the new Messiah OF suffering, SO
touching in her human reality, who con-
| stitntes tn. terrible lesson, khe sacrifice
| cut off from the world, the victim con-
demnsd 10 abandonment, solitude and
death. srnittan with the penalty OF being
neither woman, nor wife, nor mother, be-
/ cause she b4held the Blessed Virgin, ."
who indicated 10 her that there, in the
grotto a. Lourdes, healing would be
I youehsAsed 10 the suffering ones who
/ come 20 her with exalted faith and trust
/ The story Of beTBAdstte Is told only as
yeta. the apostle OF realism, could tell
II. The actual time covered ~ the story
j. Eve days occupied By tie annual pill
L erimAEs 20 the snr5ne.
! ssTba Ennlre OF the Tears AID the Rus
SLAMS" hv Anatoie Leruv- Bsaulieu, il
4 Translated from the third French edition
by Lsualde A. Rsg0zsn. IL Is in three
( WFfNA~A
I Country and People, Il be lnEtltu ttonA"
( and TO Religion. aud : from the press OF
< q. r. PataAns sons. New YORK and Lon
don. The aushors historical writings
& have obtained for him rneEn beTsnip n the
1 Institute Of France The translator Is 8
! PrussiAn. Who has resided IN this country
/ for tSsntY years. EacA Of them. IN his
/ osn particular par, - ac.aase1 - keen
& sympathy Ter Russia and Ehe Russians
yrs neither il blind 10 their 3aElts As an
+ ind cation that thr work does not 3eaa TOO
+ fayoEAhly VIA Russia may oa s4tsa TIE fact
/ that the work - forbidden N E2SH3A ltse.L
I The author save that 81 rea1srs Of Nest-
( err Europe and Of Ibis country. IN order
5 70 r4gaAY understand ihe history %.
+ Russia. must bear IA aind that Russia,
Z whlie ~ Earope geographically, = not oi
{ the Europe o. today- Is would hs very
( Ike cola pairing the Spanish IaQuls5ti0n o.
{ four centuries ago alta modern Earope.
( A Tar as tie eass0Ens q the people and
/ the policy Of sns rzlsrs are concerned.