The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-14

| interest. There Is liberal allowance OF Hrst-
class fiction; new plays and new books are
| briefly and com petently reviewed and humor Is
not neglected. Among the notable contribu-
tions to the current mum Der are installments OF
| Mr. Julian Ralph's articles on THE Making OF
| a journalist" and Mr. Hamlin Garands Boy
| Life on the Prairies." Excellent illustrations.
| In combination with contributions from many
OF the best-known and most popular writers.
make It a model weekly magazine.
Important Events-a Book Of Dates" com
piled by George W. Powers IT. Y Crowel &
| Coz. will be OF little value TO the person who
really uses such book The small size OF the
volume requires condensation OF statements:
| but the needs OF book OF dates" purely and
| simply book Of reference. are not met by such
| statements as these: 1889 Gov. Andres ar
rested by people Of Boston: - tBolivia) 1928.
Santa Cruz rules until 1897 BRAZIL 1889.
Revolution at Rio Janero; republic proclaimed
| and tho Emperor iorcibly conveyed to the Ala
| goas:" United Statcsl 1880. Disastrous
! storm on Atlantic coast" Mr. Powers does not
appreciate the fact that there are always 1856
days in a year. and occasionally 1888 days. and
except in matters Of recent American history
| and very recent foreign history seems to con-
slider his work done II he places an event some
| where within year OF its occurrence. Mr.. Pow
ers places Kipling's birth in 1864: the author
| himself believes that he was born on Dec. 30.
! 1865 This is the only actual mistake we have
found in tho book the mpacness and comp
rehensiveness OF which must be commended
| Ithas an excellent index
| Mr.. Frederic CORTLAND Penfeld. United
States Diplomatic Agent and Consul General
| to Egypt. 1897. is the author Of Present
| Day Egypt" ithe Century Company. The
| book. he says. lis prepared neither for tho
| Egyptologist. antiquarian. nor historian these
are favored already with photography
straning the shelves OF every library. Aiming
| at being a discursive budget OF information
and comment social. political, economic and
ADMINISTRATORS volume presents a series
OF faithful pictures Of the Egypt that is inter-
estIng to the winter visitor. health seeker and
general reader. DESTROYS OF learning some
thing. and not too much. OF contemporary con-
ditons in the oldest country in the world.
! 'Present-Day Egypt is written in no partial or
partisan spirit. and advances no theory OF the
purpose Of the pyramids. nor attempts to ex-
plain the riddle OF the Sphinx" The book is
| well illustrated
A story that should be OF interest to boys.
| young and old. is told by Mr.. Russell Double
day in Cattle Ranch to College. Tho True
Tale OF Boys Adventure in the Far West"
| Doubleday & Mcclure Coz Here are adven-
lures with Indians and bad men. buffalo hunts
| and all the varied excitements incidental to the
wild life OF the cowboy and the ranchman Of
| hve-and-twenty years ago. The excellent pic
lures from photographs and the marginal illus
| trations OF Miss Janet Macdonald have special
| interest in themselves.
| The Century Company publishes new two
volume edition Of DR. Weir Mitchels Hugh
Wynne." with handsome binding. wide mar
| gins. deckel edges. and large number OF in
teresting illustrations.
| The delightful series OF folk lore stories col
| lected and translated by Mr.. Samuel jacques
| lie Brun. under the title OF " Tales Of Langue-
| doc" and which were originally published by
| Mr. Doxey of san Francisco two or three years
| ago. are now reissued by the Maomians. In
! the present edition. as in the earlier one. Mr..
| Peixotto's delicate and characteristic iustra-
| tons seem to have suffered from imperfect
| reproduction. These stories may be COM
mended to all who are interested in folk lore
| while the general reader will find in their
| broad and genial humor and their succession of
thrilling and marvellous adventures Just those
qualities that give their fascination to tho fairy
| tales OF the Brothers Grimm.
Two re ent additions to Mr.. Dents beautiful
| little series OF Temple Classics are Thomas
| Lodges translation Of Seneca. "On Benefits"
| from the original edition OF 1914. and The
| Compleat Angler" from the fifth lenlarged)
edition of 1875. The series is imported by che
Macmillans. and each volume is a model Of
| typography and tasteful orkmanship.
| Two other charming little model volumes is
! sued by the Century Company in their
"ThumbnaiI series are Rip Van Wrinkle and
the Legend OF Sleepy Hollow with an intro
ducton by Joseph Jefferson. and selections
from The Meditations" Of Marcus Aurelius.
! translated from the original Greek. with an
introduction by Mr.. Benjamin +. Smith.
Two children's books issued by the Century
/ Company are The Brownies Abroad" 10y
Palmer Cox and The st. Nicholas Christmas
| Book made up Of selections from the pages OF
81. Nirholds. contributed by Mrs, Mary Mapes
| Dodge Kate Douglas Wiggin, Nary T.. wilkins
and others. and with numerous illustrations.
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Life of Charles Henry Davis. Rear Admiral.
1SO7-lSIT." by his son. Capt. Charles IL.
Davis, L. $. n. (Houghtop. Millin 4 Co..
"Diouysus. the Viewers Hearts Dearest"
Blanche Willis Howard. tScrbners.l
The Dozen from Lakerm." Rupert Hughes.
| Illustrated. The Century Companyl
"Quicksilver Sue" Laura f. Richards. The
Century Company
THE Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Aun" Joel
Chandler Harris. Illustrated by A. b. Frost.
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Macmillan In Mexico" A Woman's Remi-
niscences OF the French Intervention. 1862
1857 Sara Yorke Stevenson. Sc.D The Cen
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The Many-Sidsd Franklin" Paul Leicester
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An Introduction to the Methods and Mate
riuls OF literary Criticism. Its Bases in Fsthet-
ics AMI Poetics.' Charles Mills Gabey and
Fred Newton scott, PhD, tGinn n Coz
Home Study Circle" Edited by Seymour
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Byron. Doubleday X Mcclure Coz
Young April" Egsrton Castle. Illustrated.
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Mickey Finn IdyIls" Ernest Jarrold. With
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Laurel Leaves" Poems by Robert Wilson.
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THE Story OF Betty Carolyn Wells. Illus
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Siren City" Benjamin Swift Dodd. Mead
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