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lustrates more than any other livin
writer mems sana in corpore sano. Frol
boyhood he has subjected himself
regular and methodical habits, and bot
his taste and his talents have yielde
him much in the way Of recreation. H
is an excellent rider, fencer and athlete
he draws and paints; he has carved i
ivory a bust of his late wife which at
tests to a wonderful skill in this direc
ton. Besides he is horticulturist, dl
viding the honor of his melons with tha
Of his dramas. There is no branch O
natural history with which he is unac
quainted.
CHRISTINE OF THE HILLS. BY Ma,
Pemberton. Dodd, Mead & Co.
A born story-teller Is at his best II
this attractive volume "Show your ex
cellency the islands? There is no maj
in all the city that knows them so well
From Trieste to Cattaro I shall leat
you with handkerchief upon my eyes
Hills and woods and cities-they are m,
children; the Adriatic-she is my daugh
I ter. Hasten to step in, excellency. Goo
has been good to you in sending you t.
me-"
Thus ratified on Barbarossa, IAN old
sinner of Sebenico, who chanced to have
a yacht to let and a week to idle
through" One day this guide of guides
whose resources were infinite, who had
before pointed out the pavilion of little
Christine. called out. Accidents! there
is little Christine herself" ''In many
ways it was the face Of Mademoiselle
Zlarin. who had set Vienna running wild
after her in the January of the year.
Neither dress nor jewels were needed
to round of such a picture I said to
myself that she was the prettier hun
ored time sfor her tawdry Greek cap
her skirt of common stuff
How was 1t that this wonderful crea-
ture should be upon an island of the
Adriatic. "thc mistress of home which
made the people about her raise their
hands in wonder. the subject of story
of which no man knew more than a
chapter? Surely It must be a Won
derfui tale, the story Of her life and so
old Barbarossa promises to tell it. ITO
night. when we have dined, the story of
Christine! Benissimo! There are few
tha. have my tongue, excellency. God
y
We cannot tell our readers this story.
They will read 1t for themselves. But it
is very engrossing one.
THE RAILWAY BUILDER: A HAND
BOOK FOR ESTIMATING THE
COST OF AMERICAN RAILWAY
CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIP
MENT. By the author Of "Ameri-
can Goals" ETC.. William Jasper Nc
oils, M. Am. Soc. c. E. ]. B. Lippin-
colt Company.
This Is the fifth edition Of this manual
Of railway building. 1t is very hand
xRlY%a naex VIII Jne dd5es not often see
a more satisfactory specimen of book
making. The work embraces nearly
every kind Of railway construction, To-
eating, building and equipping. It Is a
treatise for the unprofessional reader,
as we'll as for the skilled railroad man.
The capitalist who is asked to put money
nto a railway enterprise, new or old,
IAN find in this volume the basis for
ordinary calculations as to the value
If all railroad property. 1t is indeed
work of great practical value.
IN GOLDEN SHACKLES. By Allen"
author of THE Majesty of Man"
Dodd, Mead & Co.
A rather unpleasant story. but very
strong one-in fact, one of the strongest
of the season. The scenes are laid in
New Zealand. The master of the little
town school has two motherless children
to care for. He is poorly equipped for
~ 1no ic NH
heart, a scouudrel When under the in
fuence of drink he causes the boy. the
elder, to flee from him, and In an effort
to escape the child is injured and made
a cripple for life. Bell, who is little more
than a baby then. understands her
fathers cruelty and has a secret drea
of the future. Rumors of new gold fields
having been started, Searel takes the
little girl to distant mining camp, flee
ing from the neighborhood in the early
morning and leaving the crippled boy
with the blunt but kindly old doctor
who has taken a great interest in the
family In this rough mining camp all
the mean qualities of the father and all
the noble qualities of the daughter are
developed. 1t is a rough life and ter
l
blers greed for gold is SO far realized
that the two have means to go back
home. A faithful lover of Bells, who has
stood guard over her all these bitter
years. goes back with them to watch
over the now beautiful young woman
and keep her from harm, and to try,
meantime, to keep the father from
losing his little hoard through gam
bling.
One of the most touching passages
in the story Is that which relates how
this lover, arrested for an offense her
father had committed, undergoes trial
and Imprisonment rather than tell Bell
the truth of the affair. But at last there
is at least partial triumph of the right
"a partial vindication of the deserving
ones-though the gambling father be
comes bereft of reason and dies. AS We
said, it is sad story, but the pictures
painted for us are peculiarly vivid and
leave powerful effect upon the memory
And now the time has come to know
more about Allen"
THE WISDOM OF FOOLS. BY Mar
garet Deland Houghton, Mift1in 4
Co.
A good hook needs 70 bush. What il
written by the author of philip and Hi
Wife" and John Ward. Preacher" VII
be read. This is volume of short sto
ries--four novelettes The first one, ant
which gives name to the volume, we ar
| inclined to think is the best, though no
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