The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-10
NEW BOOKS.

1.-THE Empire of the South: Its Re
sources, Industries and Resorts" by
Frank Presbrey. Published by the
Southern Railway company. Paper.
We believe that no similar volume
can equal this in typographical beauty,
in its exquisite Illustrations, tasteful
arrangement Great skill in choosing
photographs of hundreds of picturesque
places and interesting points in the
south has been shown.
THE advance of the empire of the
south has been one of the grandest and
most noteworthy movements in the IN
dustrial and commercial history of the
world. 1t has annulled the force of the
adage, westward the course of en-
pire takes its way and has destroyed
for all time the theory of political
economists, that emigration follows
isothermal lines.
considered in general, the develop
ment of the south in all avenues of hu-
man activity has been coincident and
parallel to the growth of the country at
large. When, however, this great
region is considered by itself, or in con-
nection with individual sections of the
United States, a basis of comparison
is presented which brings out with
startling clearness and in incontro-
vertible figures the majesty and rapid
ty of its unparalleled progress.
Taken as whole, the states included
in this area form an empire of a half
million square miles. 1t is four times
greater than England, Ireland and
Scotland, and more than seven times
larger than the combined area of the
New England states. Within its bor-
ders could be placed Ga states of the
size of MasSs chusetts and 500 the size
OF Rhode Island. 1t has so generous a
supply of natural and material wealth
that, if the balance of the world should
be swept out of existence, it could pros
per and support itself through the
ages to come. Raw materials exist or
are successfully grown in every part
OF the south in such prodigal album
dance that transportation from mine
and field to factory is minor item. 1t
has system of ntercommunication
and connection with the outside world
by water and rail which limits the
boundaries of it's trade and commerce
only as civilization is limited. 1t has
a genial climate and prolific soil, and in
all avenues, industrial, commercial,
agricultural and intellectual offers its
own citizens, and those who may in the
Iutcre become such, every advantage
and inducement to be found in any
portion of the United States"
Copies Of The Empire of the South"
Illustrations, may be had by RENTING
10 cents to cover postage, to George C.
Daniels, northeaster passenger agent.
22S Washington street. Boston, Mass.
An Unknown Patriot: A Story of the
Secret Service" BY Frank Samuel
child. Illustrated. Boston and New
York: Houghton, Miffiin & Co. For
sale by the Sanford Sawtelie CO.
This is an exciting and pleasant
story, combining instruction and
patriotism in agreeable proper
lions. The secret service, which
IN the revolution played so important a
part, has not yet received the attention
1t deserves. The chief factors are Da-
yid and Desire Hardy, who live in
Fairfield, Conn, near Long Island
sound, and their cousin, Duane Living
stone, a friend of Gov. Tryon of New
York. Aaron Burr, Nathan Hale,
Washington, Major Andre and Dorothy
Q. are among the historic characters in
PRODUCED into the plot more or less di-
rectly. No better book can be pGaced
in the hands of an American boy than
this tale by the author of "a Puritan
Wooing." There are u pictures, in
Guiding several portraits.
Soldier Rigdale: How He Sailed in
Miles Standish" By Beulah Marie
Dix Illustrated by Reginald B. Birch.
New York: Macmillan company.
This tale may be described as a his
torical novel for young people in their
teens. The author of Hugh Gwyeth''
knows how to tell a lively, picturesque
story, as readers of that successful
book are well aware. Soldier Rig
dale" narrates the adventures of a
writ III 60,
the Mayhower, was orphaned and TAX
en- into the family of Miles Standish.
The historic character of the book in
cludes besides Miles Standish, John
Alden. Priscilla, Elder Brewster, Rose
Standish and Samoset. No battles are
oeScrlped but the habits and customs
OF the Indians are finely portrayed
while the departure of the Maydower
from the homesick colonists and the
desperate straits of the colony during
the epidemic are knowingly set forth. Il
is the tragic side of peace rather
IMAM OF war which Miss Dix sets forth.
Inc modern child who can read this
nook ana not feel grateful that his lot
rs cast IN pleasanter and easier places.
is an migrate.
shameless Wayne, a romance of the
last feud of Wayne and Radcliffe +" nv
Halliwell Sutcliffe. Published by
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York. Cloth
Co. laws q
one who has had the pleasure of read
ing Rlsroft of Withens can easily be
to!o what shivery story this grim
Iaie OF the moors is. Step by step a, plot
OF tragic interest is evolved. The women
OF these moor stories are unreal. but
having the subtle fascination of fine
troupadour girls, the sweethearts of
erusaoers. When men are living in an
age OF professional slaughter, whether
1euo or brigandage, the gentle sex be-
comes as abuormally charming as the
otner sex is repulsive or heroic as luclx
ano muscle and fortunes Of war. The
story is told with mastery skill.
Mature Pictures by American Poets {"
selected and edited by Annie Russell
Marble, A. M. Published by the Mac
milan Co., New York Cloth, SLIPS.
The EDITORS aim in this compilation
mas been to select from the works of
representative American poets, certain
pictures Of nature either vignettes of
specific objects or broad landscapes
taken from authors of high literary
rank, with the desire to promote among
the younger students a further ac-
qua1ntance with contemporaneous
poets and at the same time to recall
familiarly certain classic American
poems of description and narration
The editor is Worcester woman. The
Introduction is scholarly review of the
qualities of American poets and the
value of their work. The selections. are
excellent.