The National tribune., 1895-10-31
RECENT LITERATURE.

| hear of a new book, The Village Watch Tower.
The dedication is one of tho prettiest things in
| the book.
"Dear old apple tree under whose gnarled
| branches these stories were written, to you 1
| dedicate this book. My head was close to
| you, who can tell from whence the thoughts
| came? Only know that when all the other
| trees in the orchard were barren there were
| always stories to be found under your branches;
| so it is our joint book, dear apple tree. Your
| pink blossoms have fallen upon the pages ~ /
| wrote your ruddy fruit has dropped into my
lap; the sunshine streamed through your
| leaves and tipped my pencil with gold. The
| birds singing in your boughs may have lent a
sweet note here and there; and do you remem-
| Der the day when the gentle shower came? We
| Just curled the closer, and you and and the
| sky all cried together while We wrote The
| Fore Room Rug
at should be a lovely book, dear apple tree,
but alas! il is not altogether that because am
not so simple you, and because have strayed
farther from the heart of Mother Nature
Kate Douglas Wiggin, Quillcots, Hollis, Aug.
IL, 1896
All down the page, glowing rosily through
the print of this tribute, are pink petals, and
one is in love with the book from the first.
The Fore Room Rug and The Village Stradi
varus. we well believe, have memories Of
apple blossoms and sunshine all through them.
They are full of grace and sweetness aud poetry.
The Eventful Trip of the Midnight Cry and
The Village Watch-Tower are jolly stories too,
but not so good as the others.
ETIDORHPA. BY John Uri LLOYD. Published by
the author, Cincinnati Subscription price 81.
A curious wonder story. The hero is sup
posed to be the man Morgan whom the Masonic
fraternity was charged with destroying in
1926 for alleged betrayal Of secrets. He is
taken by mysterious guides to Niagara, where
he is told that the principles of the Order for
bid the taking of human life, but that he, hav-
ing forfeited his life TO the Order by his action,
it is to be used for the advantage of science,
and tn at while it will be made to appear to the
world that he is murdered, he will really live
many generations and plore for truths " into
and beyond the Beyond" As preparation he
is treated with an elixir that gives him the APP
pearance Of an aged man while he retains the
vigor of youth. In this condition he is per-
mitted to go home, where he finds a terrible
excitement over his abduction. He presents
himself to his friends who laugh at the old
man and call him lunatic. At last, unable to
identify himself. he goes willingly with q
strange guide, who though in human form.
has mind so developed that it acts directly on
matter without the intervention of the bodily
organs. enabling him to see without eyes and
perform wonderful feats. With him he enters
a cave in Kentucky and travels downward to-
ward the center of the earth through antres
vast and over CLASSY lakes. eating strange foods,
and. in the light of inner esrthshine, seeing
strange growths of fungus, beasts wonderful
and insects gorgeous. They pass over lake in
a wonderful boat and arrive at the root of a
volcano, where a rational theory Of volcanoes
and artesian wells is set forth and proved. As
they go downward their bodies gradually lose
weight, till at last they reach the sphere of
perfect rest. where they have weight, where
their hearts cease to beat and where they no
l.. h. L. f.
mind to mind without words, and the mind so
dominates matter that what they wish to be is.
The general theory OF the work is that the
earth is hollow shell about 800 miles thick,
and that it is inhabited on its inner as well as
its outer surface, but the beings OF the inner
surface arc our Gpposites in that their bodies
only sort of dress worn not as they
please and entirely subservient TO mind. The
caverns between the two surfaces are also in
habted. The center OF gravity or energy
sphere lies close under the surface of the inner
world
All of the theories are carefully worked out, |
giving an appearance Of fact to the account |
from beginning to end which makes the story !
all the better. By the way, Etderbpa is |
Aphrodte spelled backwards
ADRIFT IN THE CITY. BY Horatio AIger, IT. |
Published by Henry It. Coates Il Co., Philadel- !
phia.
A good story for the boys
LEES PRICELESS RECIPES. Compiled by DIR. |
n. T. Oliver. Published by Laird Lee Chicago.
Price 81 |
A handy little volume of some 5000 recipes |
and formulas for farmers, housekeepers, me-
chanics, clerks, and all sorts of folks. ]
Bicycle POULTRY BOOK. By Jacob Bicycle. |
Published by Wilmer Atkinson Co., Phiadel- |
phia.
It is concise and practical treatise on the |
Of farm poultry. The enumera- |
Of ~t,a lr,;u
an idea Of the scope and character of the book |
Early Brothers, Hens Expressly for Eggs. The |
Farmers Flock, The Village Hennery. Fatten-
ing and Marketing, Diseases and Enemies, |
Chicks with Breeders. etc. Then there are |
special chapters devoted to Breeds of Chickens, |
Pigeons, Geese. Ducks, and Turkeys. An ex-
ceedingly clever and handy little book, and so
brightly written that it is interesting even to |
a lay reader. The illustrations are without !
doubt excellent; there are colored plates Illus
trating the Wyandottes, Plymouth Rocks, CO. |
chins, and some dozen other chicken and tur-
key and duck families; and then there are the |
very cleverest of little sketches of poultry.
NO PROOF. BY Lawrence L. Lynch. Published |
by Rand, McNnliy & Co, Chicago.
A thrilling detective story.
Magazines and Notes.
Wilson's Photographic Magazine is an exceed |
ingly bright number for October and not only |
all those VINO are interested IN the WOEk, anna
teurs or professionals, but all who like to SEQ |
good pictures and read clever writings, will |
enjoy it.
The Reuiep Of Rerieps for October contains |
the editors views of the month. in which he |
gives especial attention to current phases of |
American politics and policies. articles on |
Journalism and Journalists, The |
Carnegie Libraries Matabe'eland Under the |
British South African Company. The Mosr:
Politics and Social Life of the Native New Tea |
lander, and The Civil Service Problem in |
Published at New York. Price |
% cents.
A bright little Pdnsy is out for October. Pub.
lished by the Lothrop Publishing Company. |
Boston, Mass. Price 10 cents.
One is never disappointed in The Popular |
Science Monthly 1t is one of the few popular |
that never contain the twaddle of |
transient fads-that have never taken step |
downward to cater to degenerate minds. In |
the October number DIR. Andrew ID. White con- |
cludes his paper under the title From the Di- |
vine Oracles to the Higher Criticism with o |
of the latest views of scholars to !,