The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24

| but OF men who are there to WORK. The same
| publishers issue second and enlarged edi-
tion Of MIR. Miner Bruces descriptive work.
| Alaska. Its History and Resources Gold
| Fields. Routes and Scenery" Among the pic
| lures that OF Artmarhoke. the poor child whose
| death here recently aroused some comment. Is
| noticeable Prof Angelo Heilprin OF Phia-
| delphia, who has also visited the new gold
| fields looks at things in different light from
Mrs. Hitchcock in Alaska and the Klondike,
Journey to the New Eldorado with Hints to
tho Traveller and Observations on the Physi-
| cal History and Geology OF the Gold Regions.
| the Conditions OF and Methods OF Working the
| klondike Placers. and the Laws Governing
| and Regulating Mining in the Northwest Ter
rtory OF Canada" tAppetons.) The book Is
| much shorter than the comprehensive title
would lead one to suppose. and contains much
| valuable geographical and scientific informa-
ton expressed clearly and compactly. There
| is no mention OF Prof Hcilprln's personal adj
ventures. though he describes some impress
sions. Mr. Hamln Garland. on tho other hand,
In The Trail tho Gold Seekers tMacmillansl,
dwels chiefly on incidents OF travel overland
by the Ashcroft route and introduces bits Of
verse from time to time.
An oli-establshed formula OF French fiction,
OF which the thoroughly well-known quantities
are the wife. the husband, the other man and
the psychological moment, is worked out for
English readers with mathematical precision
by Mr. stephen Gwynn in Tho Repentance OF
Private Secretary John Lanel The for
mula is enunciated by degenerate poster
artist to the Philstnes. who are to work 1t
out. and. as they follow his directions i'm
plicitly. the solution is naturally the one
that was announced. The process being
purely intellectual. and disturbing ee-
ments. such as sense OF honor In
the men or OF virtue In the woman.
being entirely eliminated. as well as negligi-
| bic quantities like strong passion or love. Mr.
Gwynn's algebraic distractions follow the
laws of propnquity and opportunity. as they
are laid down by the decadents AS necessary
! coroIlaries 1t Is shown that the husband turns
to political lie. the wife to devotion to her
papy' inc o'her man 10 reErettihe 'hat ne mas
not peen more OF cad. while the artist ana
the author rub their hands ana say with con-
scious pride told you So
Mr. marion wilcox mas haa unusual oppor-
tun'ties Tor studying spanish domestic he.
ana IN the shght but amusing sketches which
ne calls Inc vengeance OF the female
lherDert y. stone " CO.. he reveals many PIC
turesdue secrets OF what goes on within the
patios OF SeVille ana now the girls behind the
window gratinRs talk and act There are
| peasant pictures 100. OF ltalah lie. Inc
character OF the book Is disguised by the uh-
fortunate tltle' when belongs TO queer
legend OF the creation that mas nothing TO DO
win the other sKefehes.
The theme treated so deicately many years
| ago py TX MarVel IN the heVerles OF bache-
| Tor Is dealt with from the woman point OF
| view ana with much heavier hand In HOW
| 70 COOK HUSBANDS by fllabeth strong
"orthlngton the Dodge Publishing Com
pany'' Inc medltations OF mature spnster
| on the domest'c troubles OF her married neigh
bors are interrupted by descriptions OF nature
| ana couple OF animal stories spoiled by at
trIouting human motives and IDEAS TO inteHl-
| gent beasts. through 1t all runs thread OF
| love story Inc oook Is written pleasantly.
| though the philosophy Is neither deep nor
original. and the idea expressed IN the title is
harped on I'LL 1t grows somewhat tlresome.
An odd erect Is produced by the description OF
incidents usually associaeed with the salt sea.
| storms shipwreck and lileooats, as happening
on the lake shipwrecks on the great lakes
are. to be sure as grim realities rs on the sea-