The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-14
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A Now Spanish SuVps-Orhor New Publ
cations ut htrrust


A Now Spanish HuVsl-OIhor New PublI'
cations Ut htrrus.
"Don Braulio," by Juan Valera, a
Spanish author Of note, is very Ora
matte piece OF fiction, Ils motive is
the ambition Of two sisters to shine in
the gay capital Of Spain. One Of them
is married, and through her airsationS
with count, sho succeeds in getting
herself talked about pretty Ireoly-ius'
as any married woman would in any
civilized country, Her husband commits
suicide, (oh, foolish, fond man. and then
she tlnds that tho count is her sisters
lover, and that the guilty pair were
only using her as a foil to distract at
tontion from their own intrigue. In two
years after her husbands death she
again mSrrles, and her sister lives on
as II she had beeu guilty oil nothing
out OF the common. II isastrong book,
but its morality, or rather It's immor'
tally, is permnatod by the French at
mosphore Of zoIa,-D' Appleton & Co.,
Now York,
Passing Through tho Ordeal" by
Arthur PRATT, isthe autobiography of a
young man who, by his mode OF living,
has been diaownoi by his father. Ho
EetriureS himself aIIor many struggles,
aud forever after lives happily. II 10
commonplace, and the story is awk'
wardly told. 1t is scarcely worth tho
passing tribute oil aigh.-J. 5. OSloYle
Publishing Company, New York.
"How to Study strangOr," ia an intor.
e,tiug chronological work by Nelson
sizcr. Tho author Of this worl; has for
more than half century baon engaged
in tho study OF human character, aud
as tho result OF such long and varied
experience has produced book the
object OF which IL to teach one how to
read the character OF the stranger, or
the friend, how to discern the human
mind, how to unfold the nature OF man
that one may read him as he is. ltis
eminNntly practical ia its teachings,
simple and pointed in its language
Fowler & Wells Company, New York.
Edward ". Box in "SuccoIsward"
has produced a commandments book for
young mon. His suggestions are not
ideal. not fauclful, but practicable and
sensible. A young man himself hP
knows precisely those things which per.
pick young mon. As he himself says
in his preface, he writes not as a
patriarch but with the smoke Of tue
battle all around him and from the
very thick OF young mans struggle for
success. For young men It Is unques'
tionAbly tho book OF the day. Nothing
80 good, so iorcible and so sensible has
been written since Samuel Smiles
"Seli.HeIp.' 1t will stand tho test oil
being read over aud over again.-Flom-
ing II. Rovell Company, New York.
Tho Penn Publishing Company an'
nouuces two juvenile books by stand
ard authorA "Ahdy's Ward" by
Jane, Otis, lie n peculiarly fascinating
narrative Of tho lie aud experiences oil
museum marYels." They dwell in a
house owned by n sword.swallower.
The private life Of the mnrvels, their
experiences in tho museum business,
their amusemcntS and wrangles form q
story full Of incident and ono oil
peculiar simplicity Of style. 1t is q
book that will draw many healthy
laugh from boy without Inspiring him
to 90 out and fight Indians, OF other
wise emulate unworthy things.
Edward S. Ellis reputation as a sue.
cesSful writer Of stories for boys will
recommend his new story Comrades
True" TO his vast followin: Of youthful
readers In following tho career oil
two friends from youth to manhood,
this popular author weavei story oil
intense interest. This narrative Is
rather moro than ordinarily realistic,
as tho two heroes pass through tho 70.
cont calamitous forest Grus in northern
Minnesota aud barely escape with their
lives. Tho teachings oil tho story will
encourage Young men to depend fol
success in lilo UPON patience and par'c'
voranco 10 right directions rather thnn
upon great natural rits, real or iancird,
Penn Publishing Company, PhilajC.'
phia; Carlo Bros, Wheeling.
Eleanor Moron has written novel
called, by tho courtesy OF tho author,
"As tho Wind Dlowi.' At times mos,
OF hcr characters arc subjected to tho
most violent hurricanes; aud, ovon OH
calm days, arc hourly in danger Of being
carried away by some enorlctic and
propul,iyo cyclone. The story begins
on a Now England fath and onds In
Boston, aud tho BorOan blast furnace Is
worked double turn around the central
lyuro from tho time sho WAS Il lonely,
persrculol little nail.oi.Gll.wOrk In the
country nnlil shu calls for Europe IN
tho last chapter, aud OF Nperiod when
tho wind Ia supposed 10 have sub'idcJ
into gsntie zephyr. II 10, In fact, II
book OF very stormy situations without
anv ltoraty indications. Tho United
staioa Weather bureau should inycsti'
cato its atmospheric phoaomonh still
Il Ia n novel that maY please sOino bins.
term, natures.--Lovoll. CoryOll & Co.,
Now York; Carlo Bios, Wheeling,
Tho American Book Co.,, Cincinnati,
Ohio, has recently issued some very
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