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SOME NEW BOOKS.



Gus Novel In NV Dress.
or sIl the singularly spell binding
books t,nat the one-time prolific aud al
ways Interesting ''Ouida" ever wrote,
none will. stand for permanency OF fsme
and real literary value to compare with
"Under Two Flsgs.' IL is a tale Of the
most stirring kind, a military story Of
the strongest type, with the clank OF the
sa Der and spur in II and "a soldieriy style
and truthfulness that is something mar
velous. 1t Is no namby pamby romance
OF epsule.ted candles. here ia nothing
of the swash buckler about IL, either. As
military novel IL received OH Its hrst
appearance the endorsement OF military
men for the accuracy ana faithfulness OF
the life that IL depicted. We happen to
know that "Cuder Two Fisgs" has long
been fayorite with the soldiers of
perhaps Of Germany and Russia. II is
not always that the M ilitary romance
finds favor with the men in the barracks,
who are quisg 90 note its superficial tech
nicalities. But Ouida knows more OF
the soldier than appesrs In the shine OF
nj, brass buttons, ana Charles Lever,
himself, never surpassed, IL he even
reached quite, the soldier atmosphere
that distinguishes Z" Under Two Flags"
This famous romance is now issued with
beftting style by the Lippincott Conn
pany In two handsome volumes, amply
and spiritedly illustrated, printed on line
paper, rough uncut leaves and gilt top.
In its new dress "Under Two Flags" will
he read again with a delight that Is
possible with the re.resding of only the
popular masterpieces Of fiction and its
introd uction to a new clienteloge is hound
to result in adding to tue extraordinary
list of readers of this writer OF
most remarkable romance. In this work,
II in none other, Ouida has made con-
tribuiion to the field of fiction that is
probably to live for good many gen.
ations.
Golf is pronounced "gowd" in
"The Unjust Steward" a rose colored or
else crushed strawberry bound volume,
Just from the press OF the Lippincott
Company. fFor sale by Preston
Rounds, s1.25). Mrs. Oliphant is the
author. The subtitle of the story is
"The Minister'S Debt" The pronuncia-
tion Of "goli' is mere incident. in 1t
that we pull out since II differs from
tue conclusion long since reached after
warm discussion upon the Introduction
OF the game into this country. In the day
Of the "Unjust Steward" the game had
not penetrated into England from Scot
land and the pronunciation given by
Mrs. Oliphsnt would thus have claim rs
original before even the influence of
England or the United States had come
TO act upon its pronunciation.
The story of the "UDjust Steward"
tells Of a Scotch parson VINO borrowed
certain sum of money from generous
churcnmsn. The lender dying. the mia-
lister realized that the debt would be cali
I'd In. lie had only a little to pay. lie
GOES to the administrator, and, taking
advantage Of the fact thst his benefactor
kept no account, is tempted TO cfer the
little he has to Jay as the whole debt.
The administrator tells him to keep 1t
as the will of his benefsctor provides
that all loans under certain amount shall
not be called In but shall be considered
as legscies.
The loan to the minister was greater
than the stipulated amount, but there is
nothing for it, seemingly, but to say
nothing aud take back the money, which
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the account with his conscience from this
point on the part OF the minister 10 the
necleus of a charming little domestic
tale, delightfully."- and sympathetically
told.
Julia Helen Twells, Jr., has written
dismal enough story called the Triumph
of Destiny" 1t Is handsomely put up
by tie Lippincotts snd Preston d Rounds
have 1t at y1.25. Tho author gives a new
and uncommon twist to the brother and
sister idea as distinguished from the hus-
danb and wife plan. We don't know
which of the uncom mon characters por-
trayed in the book Is the most hopelessly
uistrait. Divine Providence Is charged
with their destiny, aud nothing more
freaky waa ever attributed to the Maker
of men. When a woman that q man is
married to and loves, whst's more, falls
in love with another man. and upon the
discovery and the death Of the other man
is ready to come back to her husband az
a sister, and quotes her God for justihca-
tion Of the "higher relationship" thus
indicated, and then the huspand accepts
the situation, because he loves the woman
go that he cannot endure being separated
from her, and not only makes the best of
what would strike one as very bad JOB
but seems to bo ecstatically happy in the
arrangement, ono can but marvel at the
invention and regard skeptically the sort
Of a soul that inspires the woman, whose