Kansas City daily journal., 1896-04-27
on OUR BOOK TABLE.
WHAT rs PRESENTED ny THE puB-
LIsHERs THIS WEEK.
The Result of Literary Work as
shown by the New Hooks That
Are the Publishers
SheI,cs-I.itcrury Notes.

'Trumpeter Fred" No man knows better
how to weave the flowers OF sentiment about
the saher and carbine than Captain Kins.
for the making of pure. and thrilling
ROMANCE of. the Western plains. Trum,
Josey made in the captair's best style. 1t
Is astir with adventure, hard riding,
yet throuen 1',s t ali tbere 4 biows the gI sot
zephyr OF human tenderness and youthful
Tmmpter Fred IS the son Of the fond
old Sergeant Wallcr--au cstimable old
rriskly 70 the touch Noutss Fred does MS
soigierinE IN the region of the Niohrara
the Nebraska plains stlll swarm. with hos
TIE sioux, aud is the iavorme OF the regi-
robbed and in the morning rred is miss
ing. The redskins are Swaf-ming and the
clash OF arms and many days OF hard rid
ing and fierce fighting como, and then at
with needed aid and stands forth as hero
instead Of felon while tho gambling ana
posed Of as behts AL story vllains;
Is the simple genuneness Of the tale.
tain King has never done a Latter stroke
IN man M IN Jhe Bir5dya. oy 9I i5f ne
came to the fort OF some brayg exploit OF
The Kind and renile votes 81 the ladies'
Joining in the chorus OF conCrasuiatiou, but
disastrous breakdown he turned suddenly
away and strode across the drive More
not a ripple Of faintest laueiaer when it
was seen that in his blindness the OLD SER
seant had coilided with the tree box az
tho edge OF the actQua.'
Few are the hands that can minEle these
touches with inc Will hard scenes " blood
orthodox tale OF the pk,ins. captain King
IS an artist In more cuiors than red.
Ruth Farmer" Many a story of viii
fnl woman has been written. In fact any
the woman OF every dav hur,-drun life is
oailsd wiltnL Sgme leSSis 9ote on ,Ni,t4l
snip and companionship of one than BE- SUR
rounded by he common sort oi nndem9n-
Kind Of peoplc I is the story oi cne q
rn r5no TiifHi Tdrdr scr, mat Is tod IN ms eS2k
sure. but not q bit the w.ore for her own
wilfulness. as the sequel develops; tor {; l.
or success In any walk OF Hfe. The story
IS entertaining and OF heaithfui tone.
"Haribook OF Arctic Discoveries" ls N.
third number Of the series edited hy Pro-
fessor Todd. and is by Gen.ral \. ". Gree.
ley the arctic explorer II Is a work ot
much scientific value. ant a, the same
sr. l. a small book-a handbook. indeed
but thercN is a mass OF information IN o..
and such information az is constantly
called for at the present time. For cen-
attention ~ adventure loving men and
hope OF making valuable discoveries The
history Of these expeditions ana what they
accomplished IS clearly. u briefly, told in
this book.
Two good stories have been added TO
Cassell's Unknown Library" IN Robert |
Atterbury." by Thomas Il. Brainerd. and
~ Village Drama" by Nesta :. simmons |
They are just the kind OF stories suited
for the series % book ISSUED by those |
publishers, and they will hnd many read
ots.
The Reds of the Midi" In his introduce
Gras? Catharine A.. Janiver' has |
given as good an Idea OF the |
the same space. In all French history. ac- !
cording TO her opinion. there is no more !
inspiring episode than that with which the !
Paris and the doings In Paris OF that Mar |
settles battalion. made OF men who were
how 10 die His cpitome OF the motive !
Y>&cf Of the revolution In the feelings OF |
one OF its Individual peasant parts is the |
His method has the largoncss and the |
Clearness % the Grser drama. The mo- |
bold. The climax Is inevitable, and the |
story has o place entirely apart from AZ /
which am acquainted
Two good stories in paper covers come 20 |
vs. from CasseiI, one IS Daughtcr OF the |
south and the other "Thc Romance OF a /
Transport, by Alrs. burton Harrison and |
v clark Russell respectively. These are |
reprints in good type and cheap form that /
viii md a ready demand among those who /
admire the fiction Of these two popular /
writer's.
Wilbur + waterman has issued another
volume Of THE DEFENDER No. .. which Is |
hlled with facts and figures for the study |
and use Of writers ana speakers on tho
such during the coming national campaign. |
Air. Wakcman Is secretary Of tho Protact- |
equipped than any other indiviIuaI for the |
Preparation Of such a work rs this, In
for which the book is compiled.
Ruth Endicott's way" Mrs Lille 8.
Of the comparatively few writer's OF to-
zoof hooks for girls. Her Honest En4eav,
or Library" Is written with the purpose
girls have won indcpendence bv ovrrranl-
irs the dif.1ulties iu their way. Those
Who have read alison, A8veutures," will /
not soon forget the lovable, refined young
H-ill the lesson OF unselnshuess which made /
her character 50 noble be lost on youthful I
readers Ruth Endicott Is a Younger he
ed by the same spirit as that referred 70.
Ruth, the fayorite of fashionable school,
Is suddenly reduced 20 poverty by the death
of her father. She dnis c0uEenial posi-
ton as secretary for a wealthy student,
end rescuing an old relative from uneon-
genial surrounding, she establishes hum I
bic little home which soon becomes CEN
ter OF charity and usefulness. Her closer
connection with her employer discovered
b. some business disclosures comes as a
surprise 10 the reader, and great nobility |
% Character Is displayed by them both in
the trying circumstance.
The change is one thai brings great good
fortune 10 our heroine. but IL VIII b. uu-
fair 20 tell again the story that Mrs. Lille
has told 50 Vel.
The Horseboat Boys" This Is a story
that will be thoroughly appreciated ~
boys. III Is about taq lads, George MeCOri
and Josh shaw, Who lived On the Aue-
gheny IN a poor ueishbDrh00d and after
working their way throu-h school ana
academy, deciiei 10 20 70 college As
their families Ntre poor aul unwilling 10
educate them, they ~ere OBLIGED to strike
out for the FnstlEes, an accordingly built
a "hOusehuat' and determined 10 live as
rrappers until they hal saved money SUI
scent for their purpose. After a fcw
months experience on river and lake, with I
many adventures, success comes 10 tlem
IN unexpected way. Josh turns out 10 I
Awarded
Highest Honors-World's Fair,
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