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parts performed therein by Wallace Darwin,
Huxley and Spencer The book might have
been appropriately entitled "The Evolution OF
Evolution" The pioneers of evolution lived
in Greece 600 years before the Christian era.
In Ionia was born the idea that nature worked
by fixed laws and the earliest school OF scien-
tifc speculation was founded by Thales.
There are some fine pictures of scientific men
in the book-Darwn. Spencer, Huxley and
Wallace among the number.
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A REPRINT

PINK MARSH-By George AIDE. Chicago and
New York: HeIb rt tone & Co. For sale in
this City by William Doxey, Palace Hotel Price
81 IS.
A number OF short humorous sketches, Illus
trating negro character, are here given by one
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who has closely studied the darky and his
language. pink Marsh" is sort of court
Jester of a barber-shop. The book is reprint
of a series of sketches that first appeared in
the Chicago Record. 1t is abundantly illus
trated with fuli-page cuts drawn by John T.
McCutcheon, which are more humorous than
The
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band for rardoning his wife. This story at.
tempts to make out such case, but in our
opinion it fails
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d lillian
Pictorial"
the
favor
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HERE AND THERE.

The Emperor Francis Joseph has made
Maurus Jokai life member OF the Hungarian
House of Maguates.
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verse;
The flower that bends down TO the earth
Will soon back to God,
But never again will it return
The same as 1t was piod.
In an apparently much eeded footnote the
author explains that "this poem, which came
into the head quick and sudden, doesn't make
sense, because the word 'plod, which rhymes
so nicely with God, doesn's mean what want
it to.'
This embarr assment is not confined to the
juvenile poet
London periodical recently offered prize
for the best collection of unintentionally anus
ing advertisements Here is part of one list
1t embodIes illustrations of the curious effect
which the m;spacing of a comma, or OF a
word or two often has upon the meaning OF
sentence:
annual sale now going on. Don't go else
where to be cheated-come in here"
sWanted room for two gentlemen about
thirty feet long and $40 feet broad"
"a lady wants to sell her piano. as she Is go
ing abroad in a strong iron frame"
'L,st, collie dog by man on Saturday an
swering TO Jim with brass collar around his
neck and muzz ed."
..Wanted. by respectable girl, her passage
to New York, willing to take care of children
and a good tailor"
Respectable tailor wants washing on Tues
day.
IN. Brown, furrier. begs to announce that
he will make up gowns, capes, etc., for ladies
out of their own skins.''
IA boy wanted who can open oysters with q
reference
Bulldog for sale, will eat anything, very
fond of Children
Wanted, an organist and boy to blow the
same.''
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form edition of the works of Hamilton w.
Mabie, each volume TO contain q frontispiece
in photogravure. They will publish in Octo-
Der work entitled American Book Clubs"
with accounts of all known publishing book
clubs in America and descriptions and colla-
tiOns of their various publications, prepared
by A. Growoll, managing editor of the Pub
fishers Weekly; also the volume for 1897 of
american Book Prices Current" They have
in press "The New England Primer" edited
by Paul Leicester Ford. The volume will con-
tain transcripts OF title pages, collations and
descriptions of all known editions, with repro
ductions in fac-simile of a large mum Der
OF title pages, illustrations and specimen
pages of the text. In addition Mr.. Ford has
prepared a most interesting account of the
origin and history OF the Primer"
For variety of talent for unfagging zeal
and industry. for character and pubic spirit
there is perhaps no living American VINO
stands more conspicuous than Edward
Everett Hale. Clergyman, historian, story
writer and editor and in each capac-
ity distinguished success-he has passed
his whole life in doing work that has in
one way or another exerted benehcent infu-
ence. And now, in his seventy-fifth year. he
is bringing out through Harpers new vol
ume of stories entitled ''Susan's Escort, and
Others" Though in the minds of his friends
in Boston, where he was born, DR.. Hale is al
ways associated with one OF the leading
Unitarian churches of the city, of which he
has been pastor for more than thirty years. it
is as a writer that he is best known 10 the
world. Few stories have had 50 ext raordinary
a popularity as "My Double. and How He
Undid Me-" published in 1859, and "a Man
Without Country" which first appeared
anouy ymously in 1858; and the inhuerce ex-
erted in the development OF systematic charity
by DR.. Haie's book, entitled ''Ten Times One
Is Ten," not only in America but all over the
world, has rarely been equaled in literature.
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The collective edition of Rudyard Kipling's
works Will be published in England by the
Macmillans. In accordance with Mr.. Kip
ling's wish the text will be identical, in selec-
ton and arrangement, with the Scribners
edition now in course of publication
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Zangwlll is responsible for the statement
tn at Oliver schreiner, of Trooper Peter Halker
OF Mashonaland'' fame. is OF Jewish origin.
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Thomas Nelson Page, who is working on q
long novel, has sailed for the Mediterranean
and will remain abroad until the autumn.
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The Schiller Stiftung in Germany distributed
last year more than $4,000 marks among the
INDECENT families OF authors
The herald., 1897-12-05
PAPA RISES EARLY
Ada Smiths Sweet Speech to Dill
atory Attendant

Ada Smith has q beau who either has
no lodging place of his own or VINO can
not understand that Mr.. Smith is not
rolling in wealth, so as to be able TO
refurnish the parlor every three months
! TO repair the ravages hAmakes upon the
most comfortable chairs by sitting upon
them seven nights in the week until the
last street car passes the door.
Mr.. Smith has made forcible remarks
to his daughter, who protests that de-
lightful as the beau may be several times
a week that even she is becoming tired
of a steady diet of him, and that her de-
sire to induce him to make his visits
fewer is as ardent as her fathers.
At last, without taking Ada into his
confidence, for he had doubts as to her
sincerity, Mr.. Smith attached long
string to his alarm clock, set the alarm
at II and hung it over the balustrade,
where neither of them could see it. Just
as the beau had related for the thous-
andth time, story of the great per-
sonal courage he has displayed in the
face of terrible odds, and Ada was sti-
fling her twentieth yawn that evening,
the clock gave a terrific peal.
The beau jumped to his feet with a
scream and looked about for a window.
A sweet smile parted Ada lips (she was
sincere after alD and she remarked
gently:
"As brave a man as you ought not to
be frightened at that. 1t is only papa's
alarm clock. He generally gets up
pretty early."-Chicago Chronicle.
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Barr on a nineteenth century typewriter
In fifteenth century castle on the Rhine.
has been purchased by the Tillotsons for
syndicate publication. 1t will be begun in
January next.
Who that sings or loves good song
would not like to know the origin Of Home,
Sweet Home" Ever of Thee 1.-The Last
Rose Of Summer" and Robin Adair?' In
fascinating volume announced by the
Lippinootts and called "Stories of Famous
Songs" all this may be learned. with the
history of nearly every popular ballad IN
the song books. What an opportunity FOR
those who seek acceptable gifts for Christi
masi
The Macmillan company announces the
early publication of 1.-The Pride of Jenni-
CO." by Agnes and Egerton Castle The
writers have chosen as subject an cpl
sode in the life of a Catholic English gem
tleman In the military service OF Austria
during the middle. of the last century.
Capt. Basil Jennico is the hero of the novel,
the scene is laid in the Bohemian Marches.
and the main interest is centered IN the
Princess Marie Ott.lie of Laustz-Roth-
enburg.
Dodd. Mead G. Co. announce novel by
Miss L. Quiller-Couch. 1t is to be entitled
'The Spanish Maid" Miss Quiller-Couch
is sister of a. r. Quiller-Couch. whose
novels and essays, written over the pseu-
donym of O., have placed him well in the
front rank of current English writer's. They
have in press two very interesting novels
by two sisters. Jane and Mary Findlater.
One of these sisters, Jane, brought herself
prominently before public attention last
year. when she published striking. II
somber. novel under the somewhat curl
Gus title of 1.-The Green Graves OF Bal
gowrie." The other. Mary. has never pub
ished novel in this country, but has been
writer not altogether unknown III Eng
land. Besides the above, they also an
nounce THE Children of the Sea- by
Joseph Conrad author of "Almayers Fol
ly::" ''The Spanish Maid" by l.. CUTLER
Couch. and "By-Ways of Life" by r. S.
Hichens. author of the Green Carnation.
They have also in press G. w. Stevens
letters from the GrecoTurkish war.
Col. Theodore A. Hodge In his Birds
Eye View of Our Civil War school
edition of which has recently been issued
by Houghton, Mihlin & Co.. states "A SOL
dier can discuss calmly victory or defeat
Each side in our great civil war believed
itself in the right. and fought with the
courage so engendered." while holding
the conviction that the cause of the north
was right, yield TO no southerner in my
admiration of the splendid gallantry of our
old enemy, now our brother" Such senti-
ments as these will help greatly toward q
dispassionate view of the events of the
past. No one who reads Col Dodge's book
will doubt for an instant his loyalty to
the north. nor his sense of fairness to the
south His book is true history. 1t cannot
be said of him that he fails 10 see the for
est because of the trees. Another book
destined to live IN virtue of its value as a
history rather than as a partisan produc-
tiOn is John FislSos "History Of the United
States for Schools
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standing out from the figure above the

standing out from the figure above the
belt.
Below the belt the plated
velvet sticks out full and saucily in n
little basque two inches deep. There is
no trimming about the body, because
the plated velvet is decorative in itself.
The sleeves are made close and small all
the way. and usually have lace flowers
in black applied smoothly to the velvet.
These flowers are usually about the size
Of the palm of ones hand. and can be
cut from any piece lace. Sometimes a
1T of contrasting silk is cut out the same
shape as the flower, and it is applied to
the velvet beneath the lace.-Paris Let
ter,
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Accordion Plated Velvet Waists

Entire velvet dresses are worn, and
velvet blouses are the rage. One must
have at least one in ones wardrobe to be
fashionable. The prettiest way Cor
making these blouses is to have the
body part accordion plated. This is the
very newest idea. OF course. people
think it strange to plait and press vel
vet, but the effect is wonderfully pretty,
the pressed velvet shining so beaut-
fully along the plaits. The body is
made to pouch or blouse all around.
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The State-Aided Preacher

During the general election an old la
borer on village green denounced the
evils of an established church. Il tell
YOU" he said. how 1t is with one of
these ere state parsons. If you take
away his book he can't preach, and if
you take away his gownd he mustn't
preach and if you take away his salary
he'll be damned if he'll preach. LON
don Figaro.
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High Art on the Seas

"It was a rather expensive ocean trip
that Splasher took"
What happened?"
"a frightful storm came up and the
captain threw Splasher's oil paintings
overheard to calm the waves. ."-Chicago
Exchange.
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Totes

D. Appleton & Co. make the additional
announcements OF Marriage Customs OF
All Countries" by the Rev. II. N. Hutch
inson.
II. Y Crowell & Co. have In press for
publication this month I'm Tune With the
Infinite" by Ralph Waldo Urine. whose
What All the Worlds a-Seeking' IS al
ready in its fifth edition.
The first edition Of Mr.. Lloyd Miffiin's
late book of poems. "At the Gates Of Song"
is nearly exhausted, and the second edi-
ton is in progress by the publishers, Es-
ties & Lauciat.
Mr. Hamilton W. Marble and Mr.. George
W. Edwards are cooperating on new
book of "Oid English Love Songs" which
will be one of the early publications. Of the
Macmillan company.
Lamson, Wolfe & Co. issue at once the
Threads of Life" by Clara Sherwood Roll
Inns, human sketch" on philosophical
background and Don Luis Wife" a
West Indian romance, by Lillian Hinman
Shuey.
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TESTIMONIALS

DR.. c. whitman: Your Improved "Tu.
berculin" has been the means Of saving my
life. l was afflicted with consumption:
tried every known remedy for relief; finally
placed myself under your;treatment. with
the result that today l am well man.
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Jos South Broadway. Los Angeles.
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ELEMENTARY JANE. Rv

ELEMENTARY JANE. Bv Richard
Pryce. G. p. Putnan's Sons.
This paper cover IS 40. 2G Of the Hudson
Library series. It is a very lively story
and opens with an account Of Jane Smith
Elementary Janc--who could sing and
dance, and If only a better name could ho
found for her she could get a chance to
show herself and earn twelve shillings a
week on the stage of the "Camperwell Pal
ace OF Varieties" ono of the many chean
and popular places Of amusement in Lon
don.
Wen, in due time she became Jenny Tan
dom. and made a fairly successful debut.
FROM this out we must ask the reader to
follow the story for himself, merely re-
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PASADENA, Cal, Oct. 2. 1897.
Dr.. G. II. Whitman-Dear Sir: About six
months ago learned of your treatment for
tuberculosis, and after investigating
found that many had been cured by the
use Of 1t.
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THE RED PATRIOT: A STORY OF THE

THE RED PATRIOI. A SIUK1 OF lFIW
AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY Will
lam Q. Stoddard, author of Crowded
Out O. Crowfeld," Little Smoke" etc
Illustrated by C. West Clinedinst. D..
Appleton & Co.
This thrilling recital of the troubled times
about the beginning of the American Rev.
olution is mainly intended for young read
ers, but it is for anyone, If one wants to
get new pictures of the times that tried
mems souls. There is enough of historical
reference and basis to bear up the story,
while the adventures and incidents crowd
fast and thick. 1t is a book that cannot
be reviewed with any profit to the reader.
for it is story that unfolds itself and car
res one along with 1t.
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decided to place myself under your
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druggists fully
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YERMAH, THE DORADO. BY Frona 7

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nice Wait. William DoXey. For sale
by C. c. Parker.
This is a story of San Francisco as it
was: of "Flamco. the Llama city, whose
passing was so complete as to leave no
percepthle traces for the men who
founded Yerba Buena on the same penin-
sula ages after. and whose very existence
would be laughed at by the nineteenth
century inhabitants of San Francisco. were
not the hills in and around Golden Gate
park living witnesses Of their great mathe-
matical skill The first denizens built some
of these hills and shaped others to give the
diameters and distances of all the planets"
This Is the keynote of the book which Is
in many places comically out of tune. The
time" is eleven thousand one hundred and
forty-seven years ago The style" is part
ly archaic and partly of the nineteenth
century. One may read a page and then
pinch himself and wonder what Il really
means. But Mrs. Wait has made things
lively however much styles and dates are
mixed up
The herald., 1897-12-05

THREE CALIFORNIANS.-J. D. B, in
Literary Worldo hear that Mr.. Stephen
Bonsal has retired from Munsey's Maga-
zine, after few weeks of editorial SER
vice. Mr.. Munsey has lately added to his
staff Miss Juliette Wilbur Tompkins, one
of the group of young California writer's
who have been doing such excellent work
in the magazines of late. Miss Tompkins
has assumed editorial charge OF the Puri-
tan, which. during the few months of It's
existence. has acquired a large circulation.
Mr.. jerome Case Bull, another Califor-
nian who has made a success here through
his short stories and his excellent work as
one Of the editors of Munseys is shortly
to return to San Francisco for a change
and rest.
Miss Dorothy Quigley Is still another
Californian whose work has lately brought
her distinction. Her two books, Success
Is For You," and How to Keep Young" "
have been widely praised for their shrewd-
ness. their wholesome vigor and their de-
lightfully optimistic and inspiring philos-
ophy. Miss Quigley came to New York
several years ago, quite unknown and
through her ability aud courage and inde-
fatigable energy, she made herself one Of
the most successful of the many Homcn
journalists Of the city. A few months ago
Miss Quigley was married to Mr.. Luther
3. Little. a well known journalist, long
cOHUecleu Will AHe -NSW INES.
4 4
LES Miserables," according to the Phil
adelpha board of education. Is an i'm
moral work. which young people should
not be permitted to read and which ought
not to be in the catalogues of the public
libraries. Last August NJ. Joseph Reinacb,
presiding at Q distribution of prizes, made
Victor Hugo's book the subject of charm
ing discourse, and reminding his yourN
listeners that some of the principal cpl
sodes of the romance were enacted In their
own country. did not hesitate to recon-
mend the story as one of the most engage
ing and instructive that they could read
during their holidays. Doubtless NJ. Rel
mach did not think that he was recon-
mending a licentious book.
Mr.. Bret Hartes new story. recently
completed, is entitled "Salome James
Kiss"
Miss Braddon. the indefatigable, has
ready another romance. The title is 'In
High Places" and it has to do with court
life In the England and France of long ago.
The Countess Tekla." the story of me-
diaeval Germany written by Mr.. Robert
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dock MARY n. Murfree). 16mo. s125
Houghton, MifTlin & Co.
"The Juggler' is one of the most dra-
matte and powerful novels Miss Murfree
has yet written, in the opinion of many of
Miss Murfree's admirers, but we confess
TO not liking 1t so well as we do THE
Prophet of the Great Smoky Mount ain"
But. whatever the varying tastes of read
ers may prefer, the fact remains that Miss
Murfree has found firm place in the fore
most rank of story-tellers. and her newest
book will be sought and faithfully read
Meantime, her shorter stories are eagerly
read.
The herald., 1897-12-05

BABOO HURRY BCNGSI1O JABBER-
JEE, B.A. By f. Anstey, author of
"Vce Versa" "The Tinted Venus"
etc Illustrated. 12mo. Cloth. $50. d.
Appleton & Co.
In this amusing picture of the educated
Baboo in England Mr.. Ansteys delightful
humor finds its happiest expression. The
impossible language of Jabberjee, his eX-
traordinary adventures in the streets and
shops of London, and on railways. his RI
diculous social mischances. his debut as a
sportsman and his exhibition of legal acu-
men in the courts are perfect in their in
genous absurdity. and make up chronicle
that will be laughed over and quoted by
many q reader. The fun of this volume is
not exactly the best kind of American fun.
but it IS fun that has won its way in the
world, and is the very best of its kind.
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marking that the Hudson Library does
not publish worthless stories.
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UNCLE ROBERTS GEOGRAPHY; UN-
Gle ROBERTS VISIT. BY Francis
w. Parker and Nellie Lathrop Helm.
D.. Appleton & Co.
This is one of the ome-Reading Series
publications, and its author Is Col. Francis
W. Parker. the president of the famous
Cook county normal school Of Chicago. 1t
is very helpful book. founded on the
simplest methods of imparting knowledge,
and its popularity, along with all the others
of the series, is assured.
The herald., 1897-12-05
THE WORLD IS MUNYON'S.
All Great Discoveries Of All Schools Of
Medicine are Brought to Munyon's j
Laboratory.
MUNYoN ESTABLISHES THE STANDARD OF MERIT.

Professor Munyon keeps in touch
with medical investigation and expert.
ment throughout the world. His sys-
tematic methods have become SO well
known THAT the greatest discoveries
are now submitted to him for practical
test. Munyon's approval of any new
remedy establishes it's character and
insures fortune for its discoverer.
Munyon believes that there 10 q sure
for every disease, and that people
should die only from old age or by ac-
cident. Fifty-seven absolute cures ara
now included in tho Munyon system.
and others are added as experience
demonstrates their efficacy. There ID
no guesswork and no theorizinp.
Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is prepared
expressly to cure dyspepsia and oil
stomach troubles. Munyon's Rheuma-
tism Cure is specific for rheumatism,
lumbago and sciatica. Munyon's Kid.
ney Cure conquers the various and dan,
gcrous affections of the kidneys. Nun,
yon's Nerve Cure rebuilds the nervous
system. Munyon's Catarrh treatment
The Munyon remedies work
,pnrate specific for each disease. For
The herald., 1897-12-05

The book trade continues good all over
the country, and Los Angeles is leading
among the western cities. The fact is that
this is now getting to be 4 reading commu-
nifty, and the publishers are beginning TO
realize it and to deal more literally with us
than has been their won't All of which
Is another sign of our growth and enter
prise.
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the points Of interest in the Alaskan coun-
try made famous by the new discoveries.
as we'll. The facts are st out sufficiently
In detail to be useful to travellers and 9TH
ers, and extend even to routes, distances,
laws and regulations, and the cost Of sup
plies.