The morning call., 1894-03-25


hood, and besides the embodied incarna-
tiOps of Mrs. Grundy there are only lhree
other lmroTtant characterS-l0vers OF the
girl-twoEnglish brothers and German. It
IS ~ contact with these people tbatTempe's
character and nature is evolved and per-
fected. She suffers her greatest sorrow
through one brother; she reaches her
greatest happiness through the other
while all through the story the German
lover, only looking to the heroine's happi-
ness, consummates all his sacrifices by
dying for her. Some of the situations are
original and well treated, and the humOr-
ous and pathetic run close to one another
as in common lie. The characters are
well drawn, and in every way the book
shows much promise. The leading fault
Is tendency to dIffuseness and moralizine,
which, at times, is anything but original
or interesting. All in all, however, it is
novel which rises far above the ordinary.
New York: Harper 81 Brothers. For sale
by the Bancroft Company.]
"IF CHRIST CAME TO CHICAGoW-Since
William T. Stead. editor of The Review of
Rsviews. has visited Chicago the people Of
that city have had much to say about the
editor, who at various times had freely ex-
pressed himself about what be saw there.
What he thinks about Chicago and its gov
ernment is given in volume of AIS pages
which has been recently issued. What
the writer tells in his book is bold. strong
and, according to the preface, ISIS based
upon the carefully collected opinions OF
the ablest and most respected citizens.
which have been cOilated ana compared
with the opinions of other residents as
able, perhaps, but who, unfortunately, are
neither respected nor reSpecta ble." In ad-
dtion the author declares that for three
months he was an inten sely inter
ested spectator of the rapidly unfolding
drama of civic life in the great
city. The book is one of the
most sensational that has been published
for many years. 1t treats of Chicago life
ln its various phases as it struck the
writer. and he wrote evidently as he felt.
In dealing with the various problems that
arise III the administration OF The affairs OF
city Of the size of Chicago. he expresses
himself in language that cannot be misun-
derst0od. The throwing of the search
light OF his investigation into the dark
places Of the city and showing UP the
crooked ways in which some of the Off
cials discharge the duties imposed upon
them, as well as how some of the people
claiming to be of the most respectable
class grow fat on the wages OF sin. is not
pleasant reading to those affected. A
perusal of the book suggests the question,
If Christ came to Chicago and w it as
described by Editor Stead. what would he
say? [ChicagO: Laird 81 Lee. For sale
at the bookstores.l
sc. ROMANCE OF UToPIA.-In this
book Frank ROsewater. who is the son of
the proprietor Of the Omaha Bee, seeks to
present a solution of the labor problem,
something that has engaged in deepest
thought for many years the most pro-
found thinkers of the age. The Utopia
which the writer has created is fedora
tion OF all the nations of the world as
grand industrial republic. in which the
differences now existing between labor
and capital shall be adjusted in such
manner that everybody Will be happy aud
there shall he no further cause for COM
plant. But this is all to be in
the distant by-and-by. In his story,
which as story is not unin nteresting.
the writer introduces number Of
ideas in relation TO The duties of the cap
iialist to the wOrkiHgman and Of the wage
Garner TO the one who furnishes the OppOr-
tnnlty TO earn money. Under the guiSe of
romance of an imaginary locality and its
government he. like others who have writ
ten in the same vein, deals with live issues,
but whether he has discovered the wav out
OF all d Ifflcnlties must be determined by
each individual reader. A remarkable
feature OF the book is the manner III which
the author disnoses, in short chatter, OF
welghly topics, TO which others have de-
voted many tones. Published by the
Utopia Company, Omaha. Nebr.l
A SENATOR AT SEA.-This story by
George +. Duysters is short but il is we'll
tod and worth the reading. Itis an addition
to the evergrowing literature on sociology
and deals especially with the law of private
property. Its solid matter. however, does
not destroy the charm of its form. A party
OF rich travs lers, shortly after a discus ion
ind
themselves wrecked and after a certain
time land on Cannihal Island. There the
laws OF private property are applied to
them with results which are by no means
pleasant. Everything turns out right in
the end, but the lesson has been learned
that many of our laws are not good, as the
philosophers say, Objectiyely. but SUBJ
je"tively as they make for our good and
interest. New York: G. W. Dillingham;.
For sale by the Bancroft ComDany.]
WHY MEN LIKE MARRIED WOMEN
This is a collection of short stories, de-
scriptions of incidents and sketches of
emotional developments chiefly concerned
with actors and actresses, by Fannie
Batchelder. The work is somewhat
sketchy and difficult to criticize, and at
times the En- glsh is slipshod and slangy.
A certain class of readers will, however,
find pleasure In the book inasmuch as the
Most people whose avocations bring them
into much contact with Their fellows could
readily supply parallel stories. The best
skrich is the one that gives to the work its
title-a most suggestive one. New York:
G. W. Dillingham;. For sale by the Ban
croft Company
WEAK OR WICKED.-Under this title
Mrs. Rowena Granice Steele. authoress of
"The Vic inns of Fate" the first novel
published in San Francisco, way back in
1857, has issued her latest production. 1t
is a romance of the East and of California.
10 which the writer weaves a number of
incidents in the life of the heroine, who
has gone wrong, for the purpose of demon
strating that wickedness in children, de-
veloped in after life, is often the result OF
an ill-assOrted marriage, of a british man
and gentle but dissatisfied woman. The
story is told In an interesting way that car
ries the reader along from beginning to
end. Published by the Steele Publishing
Company, Lodi. Call
MARK TWAIN's NEW BOOKS. -The