The herald., 1898-12-18
Edited by Enoch Knight
THE CHAMPION

professional critic use quantities IN TINS
connection? The word quantity was never
made to relate to anything but measure
never to numbers. All writers may make
mistakes; but one like this, and from such
a source, is objectionable. AS well might
one say "quantities" of churches, or "quan-
titles" of policemen.
And, as stated in the above suggestion,
what degradation of the word parlor is
observable these days. A parlor is, spe'
officially, a room for conversation, for So
cial intercourse. But now it is becoming the
name of barber shop, restaurant, lunch
counter, and it would not shock the or
binary mind to come acros butcher shop
with a sign, "Chop, Sausage and Pigsfeet
Parlor."
DEATH OF WILLIAM BLACK.-There
will be some sincere mourners for William
Black, who died last week. His American
readers were not all worshipers OF his style,
but he has left some novels that will not
die. The best of these are, "A Daughter OF
Heth," 1.-The Three Feathers" and "a
Princess of Thule" and our own preferences
II for the last of this list. 1t is a delightful
story and one which no novel reader will
ever leave out of his list of literary treas
ures.
THE GREAT SALT LAKE TRAIL. By
Colonel Henry Inman and Hon. Will
liam F. Cody buffalo Bill), with full
page photographers by F. Colburn
Clarke. The Macmillan company.
Colonel Inman was a soldier of the
plains for many years, and his "Santa Fe
Trail" published some months ago, testi-
fled to his keenness of observation and his
readiness of pen. And now we are to have
a more important book, and one prepared
with the help of Colonel Cody, the best
known plainsman of all. The volume con-
tains the records of the most important OF
the far west history up to and including the
building of the first railway across the con-
tinent. The Salt Lake trail was most i'm
portant of all the routes westward because
of the fact that it turned out to be the
theater of the struggle of the government
with the early Mormons, and because of
the constant Indian warfare prevailing in
that portion of the west. The terrible
hardships of the soldiers employed against
the Mormons and thA Indians are graph
ically told, as well as the risks taken by
the contractors, traders, the pony express
and the overland stage.
Cody adds to all these narratives the sub
stance of his own life history, which is Of
the most intense interest.
In addition to the thousand and one ro-
mances Connected Wwith the opening and
maintaining of this great highway across the
country, we have the main points of early
Mormon history, all the leading features of
our Indian warfare, and paper by General
Dodge which details the whole history of
the Union Pacific railway, that ended the
romances of the plains and relegated the
old Salt Lake trail to the realm of memo.
ries.
The volume is beautifully bound and H.
lustrated and is in all ways fine specimen
of the bookmakers' art
A PIONEER FROM KENTUCKY. By
Colonel Henry Inman Crane & Co..
Topeka.
An interesting story of a Kentucky pio
neer's trip to the Ration mountains; the
familys home life and their experiences
with the Indians A wholesome, interest
ing and clever story of western mountain
life, by this popular writer.
Colonel Inman has done some clever work,
and this latest volume is no exception.
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CANNON AND CAMERA. Sea and land
battles of the Spanish-Amercan war in
Cuba, camp life, and the return OF the
soldiers. Described and illustrated by
&c. Hemmment, war artist at the front,
with over one hundred full-page pic
lures taken by the author, and an index.
D. Appleton 4 Company.
Here is a rather remarkable book. 1t not
only gives a short history of the camps and
the battles, and the return of the most fa
nous bodies of soldiers who went to the
front in the late war; but it gives complete
illustration of all this by faithful photo
graphs arranged in an orderly manner.
Nothing has been done in the line of war
pictures at once so graphic and so worthy.
Mr.. Hemment is said to be the only photog
rapher who did systematic work at close
range. He saw what he has produced, being
at Santiago all through the battles and
siege and with the fleets before that time.
He was under fire with the Rough Riders,
and he saw the bombardment and the de-
of Cervera's fleet. And besides
all this active service at the front, he rade
a careful and orderly study of camp life
and has given us a complete reproduction
in faithful pictures. Cannon and Camera
is notable volume-the best war book of
its kind yet produced.
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TEKLA. BY Robert Barr, author of 1.-The
Mutable Many" etc. Frederick A.
Stokes Company. For sale by &. G.
Parker.
Mr.. Barr now ranks among the most sue
cessful and popular American authors, and
a new novel is always welcome from him.
1t would be difficult to name recent vol
ume that contains more striking happenings
than this romance of the fourteenth century.
All the old ways of the feudal times are
vividly pictured. We are even treated to
the rare entertainment of f1inging a victim
from the catapult back into the enemy's
beseging lines. This thing has never been
set forth with greater effect. In fact there
are many situations that make the readers
flesh creep.
THE LETTER AND THE SPIRIT. Bv
Cora Maynard. Frederick A. Stokes |
Company. For sale by c. C. Parker.
A story that will not make much of stir i
nor does it deserve to. Its purpose is not |
very high, and its tone lacks the refinement |
that belongs to enduring literature.
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SECOND THOUGHTS OF AN IDLE FEEL.
LOW. BY Jerome X. Jerome author of
"ldile Thoughts of an Idle Fellow"