The herald., 1898-10-17
SOME BOOK REVIEWS
A book that will surely delight everybody,

A book that will surely delight everybody,
and especially the people OF the west, is
Huntington" The authors intimate rela-
tions with the great philanthropist have
given him an insight into the noble charac-
ter and knowledge of the splendid work
aud deeds OF the great man that is possessed
only by the elect.
A perusal of the pages shows that MIR.
Parker has perhaps been influenced by the al
most obtrusive modesty that possesses his
subject, and SO it is that he writes ofa land
grab OF million or two acres as though it
were OF no more consequence than picking
a pocket or relieving blind beggar of the
tendency all through the work to belittle
the great achievements of the grand old
man.
Internationally, the book is calculated to
be an inspiration and an aid to the young.
It will teach them to aim high. If Mr..
Huntington had been content with robbing
banks or holding up trains, instead of stead.
lily adhering to his original intention of rob-
bling the whole United States, how different
the story of his life would have been! He
might scarcely have been known beyond the
narrow circle of his immediate associates,
instead of having his name converted into
a household word. at the very mention of
books and shudder, while children hide nm.
der the bedclothes. Cloth, PIP. 85S, octave.
Price So. For. sale by all newstands on
s. p. routes.
A little volume which may prove interest.
ing to those who are interested in it is Rob.
ert A. Todd's "The New Political Econo-
my" The author is best known to fame
through his Campaigning in Arizona" 1t
is evident to the careful reader of this later
hoo hat ~ Tall l. 4 =
Ject. 1t is not unreasonable to suppose
that he may have been in politics himself
at some stage of the worlds history. Mr..
Todd clearly demonstrates that there are
several kinds of politics and numerous va
rieties of economy, and he tries to make out
that there are at least two sorts of political
economy. 1t is a good book. to read on a
on desert without pitcher of ice water
hammock and a shade tree. Paper; PIP.
us; octave, 25 cents. For sale by the Ice
and Cold Storage company.
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Among the latest books published the fol
lowing have been received during the week
The Horrors of Peace" sequel to
War at Any Old Price" By John r
Berry.
"Drumned out of Camp" BY George
Arnold.
"A Gentlemanly Politician" BY r. j.
Waters.
Pursued by the Enemy" By H. z. Os
borne.
Near to Nature; or Getting Along With
out an Office" By Harry Patton.
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A revised and entirely up-to-date dction
airy by Henry Gage is announced by his pub
fishers.
James McLachlan has nearly complet
ed the manuscript of his Forty Years Out
OF Congress-
A clever little piece of fiction is the stor,
entitled The Railroad Is Out of Politics.
1t is published anonymously.
The poem by Jim Meredith entitled 80
Why Was Resurrected:" reminds the close
student of literature somewhat Of the worl
of Mr.. Nleredith's grandfather, Owen.
~ good story is by the well-known writer
Dr.. George Campbell, entitled. Let tn,
Dead Past Hold Its own Inquests."
A treatise on the Art Of Raising Poul
mainly remarkable for the extraordinar,
sunoS sa1sy s!qa asqa aauy qua ., 'S aqno OF
writer is said to have latel,
pawned his typewriter for rooste
scribe copy with his own barnyart
fist. Mr.. Hogaboom is now collaboratin;
with Otheman \. Stevens on feuilletol
entitled What We Know of Caligranhy
or the Temptation of the Typist" 1t il
understood that John Shirley Ward ant
the Rev. John Gray, both experts in hand
writing-though it is dollars to doughnut
they cannot read their own--will edit til,
work. THE REVIEWER.