The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-21

New Publications.
Little Bermuda by Maria Louise
Pool. Is capital tale for children, q
clean. wholesome book. suitable as a
present for boy Or girl. It Is profusely
Illustrated with full page and text IL
Illustrations OF rare artistic merrill. G.
Page & Co., Boston; Frank Stanton,
Wheeling.
"our Lady Of Darkness" by Bernard
capes, deals with the times Of the lat
ter part Of the last century-the period
of,the French reyolution-and the scene
Is laid first In England, afterwards in a
little town In Belgium, and then in Par
is, The heroine, Our Lady OF Dark
ness." is one Of the leading figures In
the revolution. Its movement Is rapid,
and the story q one Of absorbing and
tragic interest.-DOdd, Mead g Co..
New York: Frank Stanton, Wheeling.
'Janice Meredith Is a story Of the
American Revolution, by Paul Lelces-
ter Ford. The puthor opens his story
with series Of chapters which show US
the ways in which people thought and
acted In INC in the state OF New Jer-
sey, but through the story we hear the
hum Of the Oncomlng strife. and by and
by the story gathers force and impetus,
as General Washington comes on the
scene. and we rre introduced to the
struggles on Manhattan Island, and on
the Jersey shore, crossing the Della
ware, camping out at MorrIstown, and
so on through the war. There Is. in the
book. love-story and a mystery; both
are dexterously handled, and the inter-
est in the story Is strong from the start.
The character of It's hero Is based on
TINT Of Alexander Hamilton.-Dodd,
Mead & CO.. New York; Franl, Stanton.
Wheeling.
The death Of the gifted writer. Har-
old Frederic. occurring Inst year. rob
bed the literary Armament Of one of
It's brIglTtest stars: vet had his demise
occurred before the writing Of 1.-THE
Market Place" the reading public
would have been deprived Of genuine
treat, The motif Of the story Is the
successful fotation Of hypothetical Sc
curltleB upon the great London COM
mercial world, and by the shrewdness
of the promoter seeming crisis is
turned into a financial success. The
hook anticipated the great HOole.' scan
dals Of recent financial history, and
gives an interesting picture Of the aris-
tocratic "guinea pigs" who lend their
names to doubtful preparedness. A
charming love affair Is interviewer in
the plot.-Frederick A. Stokes Co.,
New York; Frank Stanton, Wheeling.
1.-THE Strong Arm" adds another to
the list Of readable books bearing the
signature of Robert Barr. The story
which lends title to the book. is one
uboundlng in complicated situations.
whose cleverly calculated seQuels hold
the reader In keen pitch Of enthusiasts
tic anticipation. The time is the
closing years Of the thirteenth century
and the scenes are laid in the mountain
businesses of the Rhine and Moselle.
German feudal systems and returning
Cru1aders give a ring Of steel to the
story. The vaclllatlng Rudolph. the
Intriguing electors led by the militant.
Archbishop Baldwin, Of Treves, and his
cbadjutors Of Mayence and Cologne are
dealt with In a manner that demands
attention. The short stories are por-
trayed In the same pleasing style and
are OF intense lnterest.-Frederick A.
Stokes Co., New York; Frank Stanton,
Wheeling.
Outsiders" by Robert w. Chambers
is the first of series of novels of New
York life by this talented young
American. Most people are not aware
OF the thorough cosmopolltanlsm OF
New York, and do not realize that II
hns an artists colony and life al
most as picturesque M cnn be found in
Paris. Mr.. Chambers, who Is an artist
as well MS a writer, is thoroughly COM
pen pictures that he has drawn Of this
practically unknown life are vivid and
fascinating in the extreme, Fred
a. Stokes Company. New York; Frank
Stanton, Wheeling,