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Another almost equally good. 1.-THE Passing
OF Enriquez." All the stories are readable,
for all are told with Bret Harte's unfailing
skill. Houghton, Mifiin 4 Co. Price, 81. .25.
He who has been fortunate enough to
have read I'm the Days OF Drake" and
when Charles I Was King" will welcome
"At the Blue Bell Inn." by the same author
]. 8. Fletcher. The scenes are ali transacted
at the Blue Bell Inn in the English village
Of Westshire. One period OF English life
furnishes all the charlottesville exciting
period Of the revolution under Crom we'll
One observer, in quaint old English, tells
the storles-the sossiping landlord Of the
Blue Bell" and his pretty young daughter,
Prissy, lend q charm to most OF them
Rand, McNally q Co. Cloth, rs cents.
IAN 1dyl Of the wabash and other
Stories," by Anna Nicholas, Is q collec-
tion Of ten Indiana stories OF humble life
and unmistakable Hoosier flavor. The most
Of them deal more or less with churches and
church going people and with the quietly
dramatic experiences here and there met
with in rural communities. without being
notably brilliant they are fairly good stories
and one Of them, "A Farm House Drama"
is exceptionally well told and impressive. OF
style, treatment and local colorins there ID
enough In the stories to warrant the author
In undertaking something more pretentious
in the same field. The Bowen Merrill COM
pany, indianapolis.
dumb Fox Glove and Other Storles," by
Annie Trumbull Slosson, are semi-pathetic
tales Of Connecticut village life and inter-
| woven are touches Of descriptions Of how-
ers and natural scenery, done with . sym.
| pathetic and loving hand. Dumb Fox
| Glove" which gives the title, shows the
analogous resemblance between the dumb
| flower of that name, which no care or con-
| dition of soil will cause to unfold, but
when picked open discloses "the prettiest
posy in the world" and the little crippled
child who is all beautiful within. There
| 10 a religious vein running through the
stories, a prevailing idea that religion is
/ superior to sectarian belief and q whole
someness about the characters that draws
one toward them. Harper 4 Brothers. New
York. Cloth, $1.26.
"The Copper Princess" by Kirk Munroe.
Is strong ana stirring story Of the Lake
Superior mining country told with all Mr..
Munroes familiar spirit and swing Rich
ard Pevefil young American, just out
Of Oxford university, suddenly loses all
his money. All that he has left Is 4 paper
showing that he is part owner OF the Cop
per Princess mine on Lake Superior. This
is said to be worthless. He decided to go
and learn the mining business. While at
work at Red Jacket he is sent on an ex-
petition to recover some lost logs. He IL
| attacked by Polish miners and thrown into
q hole, which leads him to the lost work
ings OF an old mine. He hnds out tina,
the owner Of the other half Of the Cop
per Princess is carrying on an extensive
smuggling business. He 10 then seized and
put on board a smuggling schooner. to be
carried away into Canada. His friends pur.
| sue in tug, overtake the steamer and
rescue him. The smuggler and his pretty
daughter disappear Through the los
workings that have been rediscovered by
Peveril the mine becomes a very rich one
and the hero becomes q millionaire. HI
is unable to hnd any trace Of the OLD
man who holds half interest In the mine
but he finally accidentally meets tn,
daughter and marries her. Harper
Brothers, New York. Cloth. $1.25.
The reader, surfeited with perusaf OF tn,
current productions Of the romance writer's
| might fnd relief In turning TO "Storles o.
the Frontier" Cy Warman's most recen
work. The stage Of action 10 the wild west
In the days Of buffaloes, Pawnees and Sioux
when the "wildness" Of that primitive civ
iliEation was particularly apparent. The ac
tors are cowboys, sheriffs, Indians and half
breeds and the events with which the!
are concerned illustrate a state Of affair
which 10 becoming past history. II Mr.
Warman's papers were written In the form
Of essays they would carry weight as ex
pert testimony and even in the form o
fiction they are interesting as q veraciou,
record OF personal experience. Charle
Scribner Sons. New York. Cloth, $1.25.
A work that might be considered as com
Ing under the same head as the above Il
Cow Men and Rustlers," story OF tn,
Wyoming cattle ranges In 1892. by Edward
s. Ellis. 1t is the second number in tn,
northwest series. This series is neatl,
bound in uniform covers and when complet,
will be an ornament to the library. Any
one who 10 interested In stories Of adven
ture, hairbreadth escapes and true heroisn
will enjoy reading this volume. No man
who ever rode the range" could glance
at the contents without becoming intensel,
interested. Henry T. Coates 4 Co., Phila
delphia.
Juvenile Literature.
One Of the most prolific writer's OF book
for boys Is James Otis It may surprise
many Of his readers to learn that he should
have Kaler added to his name to make Il