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heard
''The heavenly bells
Ring to the tide as 1t GIBBS and swells."
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UNGUARDED GATES by THOMAS BAILEY
| ALDRIcH. Houghton, Mifiiin & Co.
A new volume oil poems by Aldrich ID
Q welcome event. There are go few "safe
and sure" writer's OF verse left to US that
such as he will be very sure to be cher
ished. This choics volume brings hi
works literally up to date, even to tn 9
''foot notes" of small STRAY rhymes. The
opening poem, which gives title to the
volume, is trumpet note of warning.
"wide open and unguarded stand our gates.
And through them passes wild motley
throng'
"Have care,
Lest from thy uiberty'sj brow the clustered
And tramplei in the dust For so of old
The thronging Goth and Vandal trampled
Rome.
And where the temples OF the Caesars stood
The lean wolf unmolested made her lair"
The book needs no other word than
this.
THE PEARL OF INDIA, by MATuRrN NJ. BAL
LOU. Houghton Mifiin & Co.
Mr.. Ballou writes much, and, as usual
when one spreads himself over vast
space. there will he some thin, il not
actually bald, spots. 1t is all very en-
tertaining talk about Cey lon and is easy
to read and remember. To the casual
reader of travels there can scarcely be
found more available work on the
country here fsmiliarly described. with
the people and all that pertains to them.
The authors style is q model for the
modern Syndicate letter, that would
fifty and fairly describe a region, ''land.
ses and star, illumined sky, everything
charmingly bright with the tender kiss
of moonlight" etc. The style of the
book is excellent. and the mechanical
makeup is solid and sensible, as is
everything that comes from this house.
as
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS = By EDWARD
CARY. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
This is the thirteenth volume of the
American Men of Letters series, and
shows the usual thoroughness of prepsr-
alton even to q complete index. In this,
as in that of the American Statesmen
series, the publishers have done splen-
did service to the land. They are, in
deed, very valuable, for they are in en-
during form. No haste to get out a vol-
ume has ever marred its quality, sud
one feels he gets the substantial ven
ties ae to recital and critical estimates.
Such 3 life OF Mr.. Curtis, carrying
with it q character for fair, yet discrim-
mating treatment. would be welcome at
any price; but it has peculiar value to
those who have latterly been led to
think very seriously about that coterie
of poets and esssyists who made such a
name for our observation-disclosures that
need not be set down here, they
have been so often written OF LATE.
There have been men amongst Us
whose lives and words have been fuller
of what we call inspiration than George
William Curtis. but scarcely one who
has done more for character and all that
goes to make up true citizenship. A
clean and wholesome purpose lay at the
/ bottom OF sill ho did. Ono never fell
that his polished periods we're mere
rhetoric. They were as sincere as they
we're faultless in form, and the young
man who would make his countrymen
hear him and believe him can do better
than give his days and nights to Ad-
/ dison"--he can take Mr.. Curtis for his
model in manlineas as we'll 81 in style oil
speech. The Easy Chair charm was
Lost to US when he departed, but his
countless contributions to character are
an eternal possession.
Beacon Lights of Patriotism.
Under this title. Gen. Henry B. Car
rington, LII. d., one of the most inter.
ested of the officers of the A. l. G. and q
trustee from its establishment, has
edited and published a book which
possesses rare value and interest. Az
! stated by its distinguished editor, it ia
the outcome of "a sincere desire to con-
tribute toward higher grade of though,
and sentiment among the youth
of America" and embodes 1.-THE
incentives to virtue and good citizenship
which have had expression in prose and
verse throughout human experience. u
The book is in fact an epitome of the
best of the utlerances OF all times and
peoples which have breathed the spirit
of Intelligent liberty and right obliga.
tions." 1t is emphatically book fol
American citizens. and of such there
are none who would not be profted by
having this compact end inexpensive
library OF the literature OF patriotism
within hand reach. The Institute o.
Civics will send the volume to any ad-
dress, postpaid, upon receipt of 81. Very
few people realize what the Ameri-
can Institute of Civics ia do
ing in the way of work fol
good citizenship. 1t is wholly non.
partisan and has only one object in
view-the raising of the standard of the
civil service. Not the least agency il
employs is the publication OF the Amer
lean Journal of Politics, the November
number OF which is now before us, with
a particularly interesting table of con.
tents. The two most important articles
are Commercial Depreesons and Bust
ness Crises and A Nom partisan View o
the Tariff Situation and Outlook. The
| Threatened Revival of Knownothingisn
ia also strong as well as timely paper
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Literary Notes.
Rudyard Kipling's new story--snC
his first American venture-which is t
appear in the December Century, has
/ its ecene laid in Vermont aud horses are
its heroes. By the way, so many young
sters are setting out to write like hin
that Mr.. W. l.. Alden has coined new
word, as appears in the following equib
I The Idler: 81 sometimes wish thai
Mr.. KipliDg's name were simply Kip.
Then when people should speak of the
/ Kiping of America, and the Kipling o
Australia, and the various other Kip
lings, we would appreciate the full
force of the dimnutivo. Then too
We might add the verb, to Ripple,
meaning, OF course, the occupation of G