The evening world., 1895-01-26
NEW BOOKS OF THE WEEK
Biography, History and
Fiction-.A Thought.Producin
MaUaRine..A AlmanaCa.

| certainly be considered by many Is the best work
this clever author has ever done. Mr.. saa's
life 10 not one story: It 10 many stories.
succession Of stories Of the most interesting
Kind. Nc Enslishman Of this generation
ever had q larger circle Of personal friends and
| perhaps . larger circle Of men who admired
him without ever having met him. than Mr..
saia His kindly nature his good humor and
his power Of going to the heart Of things has
| charmed the reader a. we'll a. the listener. The
| story Of his life 10 almost the story OF our own
| time. for he has known everybody and talked
| with everybody on every conceivable subject
| with which they were interested In which
they were prominent whether politics. science
| or religion. He has succeeded In what he under
took, ITO give the general vublic . DEFINITE idea
| OF the character and the career Of . working
journalist in the second. third and fourth decades
| Of the Victorian era" He says in the intro
duction that the book '1s written In good faith.
I have told no lies, sxtenuatsd nothing. nor
said ANYTHING In malice" For any one who
knew him this assurance was not needed.
The number of vsluabi. ana costly books pub.
lished BY the Government each year 10 little
known. Tucked away in supplement to the
REPORT Of the Signal Once will be the best
and only textbook meteorology ever written.
| Under the title Of the "Annuai Report Of the
| Geological Survey. Volume O." will be found the
most valuable snsls archaeological volume to-
| day existing in the world. Hundreds Of men
are engaged in special studies Of the greatest
value to art sni science and the result Of their
labors is literally buried in public documents Of
which the public knows nothing. Until recent
| ly there has been means by which anybody
coull nnd out where they we're or what had
been done. Mr.. John @. Ames. superinten-
dent Of Documents, OF the Department OF the
Interior. has made q comprehensive index Of
the publications Of the Government for the four
years from 1889 to 1898. which includes every
port. paper, treatise and article contained In
every document issued by Congressional authority
in that time. II 10 the FIRST time anything Of
this kind has been done In q comprehensive way,
and the value Of the work Of Mr.. Ames can
hardly be overestimated.
The secret OF the poets power is that he
looks beneath the surface Of things to- the hid
den springs Of feeling that through all ranks
Of men. and strikes the chord that harmonizes
with It. The sweet singer. the writer Of verse. is
not necessarily a poet, and the definition Of q
poem "the expression under concrete image
Of universal emotion is not far from
rect. 1t is when the power OF sound. rhythmic
vibration Of words 10 added to the power OF
thought that men are Influenced with least effort.
OF the world. THE Rescue Of the Princess" the
chief poem Of the small volume. 'In Sheltered
Ways" by d. J. Donahoe. 10 one which meets
this double requirement OF sound and thought.
Under the thin veil we hear the nrst murmur Of
the toing millions against plutocracy. and then
the deeper groan Of all mankind. at what It
suffers. and must suffer until It destroy the
pain OF living. The other verses In the volume |
mere sound. and the sound 10 not always |
Harmonious to the ear" The edition is limited
and signed by the author. tcharies W. Mouton. |
Bu6alo.)
Tho Globe one OF the curiositles among Ameri. |
can riodcals. has opened New York ONCE In
the Decker Building Union Square. 1t was
started in Philadelphia several years ago by
william Henry Thorne. literary critic Of the
Philadelphia Times, to give him an opportunity |
70 say Just what he thought on every conceivable |
subject in which the people were interested. Until
recently he wrote every line for each number |
and as Mr.. Thorne's pen was not Influenced by |
fear. favor or affection. the result was . review |
OF the breezlest kind that interested every reader
in the strongest manner. He wanted either to |
club tn. editor-wrter pat him on the back. |
Ia the West 1t was extremely popular. and an |
afnce opened in Chicago. Mr.. Thorne has |
now begun an Eastern campaign. with q New |
York Office and will move to Boston In a |
short time. where 1t will create a sensation, II |
such a thing is possible
|
society man "ear'eu Oh inc mono'ohy OF
doing nothing, who determines to write q book |
is the nero OF Mr. bidile's novel "A Dual Role"
10 OBTAIN knowledge OF the lie OF the lower
classes the nero turns oarkeeper' Is recognized.
ana is promptly cut oy mis- friends After hsuring
In prize-hsht lie quiA the sums publishes his
experiences ana returns TO MS own people"
the author mas added several short stories to
bring n the ns poos up 10 the usual size @"ar"ick
The second volume OF new work on systematic
theoogy institutes OF the Christian Religion"
by the Rev. Dr. Ierhart. embraces fhe principles
OF the Christian doctrine In relation to Jesus
Christ, the Holy Spirit and personal salvation.
The third volume will treat OF theology and the
fourth OF cosmology. the nrst having been devoted
mstbod !. no.,,,v. rather ,h., ,on,r,,'os.,,,
,o,su,ca, ord h,stor,c., -.,h.r ,h,, ,,,,,
synthe,ic ,runk a wovn.u.I
The Swiss Family Robinson" never .atIssed
tho boy or girl VINO read 1t, 1t excited an arden,
desire for more OF the same kind To nee. mi,