Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-14


gold fields.
The book is, in fact, a guide, an in
structor and a question answerer.
The gold seeker, prospective or other
wise, is placed in possession of facts
which tell him where all the gold fields,
known and reported in Alaska and the
British Yukon country, are located how
to get to them, what it costs to reach
them with an adequate outfit; what to
do when the gold fields are reached, how
to prospect for gold; and, in short the
where, what, how, why and when Of the
whole Klondilte proposition. Every
known and possible route to the fields
from the United States and Canada is
described In detail, with good, clear
maps and complete tables of distances.
The mining laws OF the United States
and Canada and the land regulations of
both countries are given in full, and the
method or procedure in locating and
Ming claims is shown in detail In ad-
uition to this necessary information,
there Is much that is interesting Of an
accessory character which gives to the
BOOK an educational value that is
worthy of commendation. The book has
S6 full-page Illustrations in half-tone
and black and white, many of them re-
productions of photographs taken by
stan artists of the Record. A complete
and exhaustive index is included.
ZOLA'S PARIS
Concerning his new novel, the last of
the trilogy OF "Lourdes," Rome" and
Paris" lola writes: II could not make
myself so ridiculous as to discover Paris,
nor do for Notre Dame what have done
for st. Peters at Rome What increased
the difficulty was the fact that Paris Is
found IN its varied aspects in all my
81 have brought together a number Of
personages taken from different spheres
OF which they are essentially character
istic.
Paris charms and captivates foreign
ers OF rank; that shows how dear 1t
should be to the heart Of a Parisiam. I
have profound love and admiration for
1t. But, as in the witches cauldron in
Macbeth, there Is everything, all that
is best and all that is worst; so there
are in Paris the most exquisite virtues
and the most horrible vices, the most
heroic devotion and the vilest crimes;
In word, all the different manifesta-
tions of humanity. No veil hides these
tares In my book; and the impiety COM
mitted, II there be one in it, has been
committed to show forth in the brightest
light the sovereign virtues of Paris. 1t
is to this focus of science and goodness
that the heeft of the Able F'roment
comes for warmth. There he finds the
idea of the religion of the future, of a
better social state which is elaborated
here in the immense daily work of this
great city. y
''An era of justice, that is the promise
of the future, and it is upon Paris that
this day will dawn.
Successive conditions of the soul are
the clue to the trilogy which prevents
the reader from being misled. And the
denouement have indicated agrees with
my belief in the goodness of life, in the
greatness of mans destiny when society
shall have work for it's sole foundation. :"
LITERARY NOTES.
G. p. Putnam's Sons will publish
shortly the authorized American edition
Of lie Soutien de Famille," the last
story, completed shortly before his
death, of -Alphonse Daudet The book
will be issued simultaneously in Paris,
London and New York. The American
version will probably be issued under
the title of '@The Wage Garner"
Messrs. G.. P. Putnam's Sons will be-
gin early in the present year the publi-
cation of new series of scientific books,
edited by Prof. ]. McKeen Cattell, Col
umbia University, with the cooperation
Great Britain. Each volume Of the series
will treat some department of science
with reference to the most recent ad
Vances, and will be contributed by an
author Of acknowledged authority.
Every effort will be made to maintain
the standard set by the first volumes,
until the series shall represent the more
important aspects of contemporary
science.
Among the latest new novels are the
following in Appleton's Town and Coun-
try Library: ''Sweethearts and
Friends" by Maxwell Gray; "A Fiery
Ordeal" by Tasma; "a Prince of Mis-
chance" by T. Gallon. Published by D,
Appleton & Co., New York.
The latest story published in G. P.
Putnams Sons Hudson Library is
DR.. A. Sabatier's interesting study in
religious philosophy, 'The Vitality OF
Christian Dogmas and Their Power OF
Evolution" has been translated from
the French by Mrs. L. Christen, with a
preface by the very reverend the Hon.
w H Fremantle, dean of Ripon, 1t win
be published next month by the Maomil-
Ian Company
THE PERIODICALS.
''The sapture of government, by
money power is the subject OF striking
and forceful article by John Jay Chap
man which opens the February ,Atlan-
tic Mr.. Chapman finds this to be but
chapter in the history of commerce,
the result of the growth Of wealth and
the concentration of capital during the
last quarter century. These enormous
aggregations of wealth arising from
new conditions and requiring new laws
inevitably strive to their utmost to con-
troll the legislation which they seek
John R. Proctor formerly state geolo-
gist of Kentucky. has written paper for
the March Century OH t'The mammoth
cave of Kentucky The article has
many striking Illustrations by the noted
French-American artist, Andre Cas-
taigne.
Herr Jonas Stadling, the Swedish jour
nalist who described in the November
Century "Andree's flight into the un-
known" has written for the March num-
Der of that magazine an account of
Andree's messenger" The only word
that has been received from Andree
since his departure, was brought by car
rler pigeon. The bird was killed by a
whaler and fell into the sea. Afterwards
the whaler learned that the bird might
possibly bear a message from the ex-
plorer, and the ship sailed back and by
chance the body of the bird was re-
covered. A picture of the pigeon ae.
companies Herr Stadling's account
Walter A. Wyckoff, the college man
who became day laborer, begins his