The Helena independent., 1894-12-14
THE BOOK Table.

Mr.. Crookctt's new story, Tho Men OF
the Moss-iags, which IL now running ~
a serial In an English paper, viii be ISSUED
In America by Mcmillan & co. II n said
10 possess all the qualities which rem
deied The Raiders OF such stirring inter,
est and Is concerned with that period OF
Scottish history called "rhc kinInk
Time, white based upon manuscript ana
traditional materials collected by hint
self The story deals with the adventures
OF the young William Gordon, OF Bari
stoun. He rides AT camerons back az the
last charge at Ards Moss, he holds up
the Banner OF Blue az the sanauhar De.
ciaration; he lies in hiding among the
wild hills. and being wounded Is succored
ny his sweetheart, Much OF the book is
dominated by the personality OF Cove
hanter, father OF the heroine. the traEe-
dy OF whose death makes lurld scene.
The story will be illustrated by Mt Chaa,
y. Brock.
All those who read series OF papers
on wild animals In confinement. which
have been appearing from time to time
In the Spectator-cspecially those deserlh-
lng the results OF experiments with music,
entitled Orpheus at the zoo-wll be glad
20 hear that the author. MIR. c. J, Cornish,
has collected them into volume, TO-
gether with some unpublished chapters
on such attractive subjects as 'Thc World
frem the Animals Point OF View" aud
Criminal Animals" The book will be
published by Mcmillan &Co. nnder the
title OF Life al the Zoo. illustrated with
reproductions OF instantaneous photo
graphs by Mr.. Gambler Bolton ana OF
Japanese pictures.
The nflh edition OF the late Sir James
stephens Digest OF the Criminal Laws
will shortly be published by Mcmillan &
Co. under the editorship OF the authors
sons, Sir Herbert and Nh, Henry stephen,
Besides the alterations required to bring
II up to the level OF the most recent legis.
latIon and the latest decisions, Il will con-
tain an entirely new index and an alpha
betical table showing the appropriate pun
ishment for each. and how and when II
was created.
The Cyclopedic Review OF Current His,
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