The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-02

| are delightful ana nave charmed q nos
Of readers who have enjoyed them IL
the magazines. This volume presents
choice array of mirth- provoking tales
the spirit Of which is quite apparent OF
the cover, where a converted f1ddlel
(whose instrument has been beWitchec
from playing hymns into its former van
ities) against his own and their VIII
leads out the devout congregation fol
an unholy dance among the tombstones
Many will be pleased with this talented
young authors array of stories.
debts of Honor" by Maurus Jokai;
translated from the Hungarian by Ar
thur b. Tolland; All pages; Doubleday
& Page Co., New York; $125; at judd S.
This 10 one of the best Of the great
Hungarian romancers stories. 1t IS
full of the castles, reckless mobiles, Gip-
sizes and robbers, for whose always in
teresting exploits every reader Of good
fiction is indebted to DIR. Jokai
Though over seventy years of age, bis
pen has lost none of its skill or fertility,
and he easily ranks among the foremost
novelists of the age, as well as one of
the most prolific. DR. Jokais novels
are full Of interest, and their pictures OF
life in Hungary its people, politics and
customs, past and present, are an I'M
dying addition to literature.
The aforementioned books by Dou-
| bleday, Page & Co. formerly Double
day & Mcclure Coz, will be sent post
paid on approval to any address, to be
paid for if satisfactory or to be re-
! turned if not wanted after examination.
| "Billy Bakers Letters by William
| j. T<ountz, Jr. cloth; 80 pages; printed
by Dounelly & Sons Co. of Chicago for
the Duuesne Distributing Co. of Har-
marvile, Pa, with frontiSpiece of the
author This is piquant and racy little
collection of fugitive stories. They met
| instant favor on publication by the Du-
quesne company and the demand for
them was phenomenal and Mr.. Kountz
received no end of friendly letters APP
plauding his humor. He also received
tlattering offers from the leading comic
weeklies and metropolitan dailies. His
death at the early age of thirty-tWo Is
deplored by thousands,
Additions to Cassells National Libra
~ new series are: Samuel Johnson's
Rasselas, Keats Endymion, Thomas
Lodges Novel Rosalind Shakespeare's
AIS Well that Ends Well, and others.
These little pocket volumes are meeting
with immense favor, which they well
deserve. Cassell & Co. Z and West
Eighteenth street, New York. Each of
the volumes is edited by Professor Hen
ry Morley.
I'm London's Heart by George r.
Sims; 12mo, cloth; $1.25 published by f.
n q. a CT GiytApntl1
street, New York This is constructed
on highly meo- dramatic lines. Steph-
en- Alison, ticket-of-leave man, etc,
etc. whose sentence was scarcely the
result of his own crime, seeks to lead a
new life, but is entangled by old associ-
atoms and falls back again. Having no
money, he agrees with some old confed-
crates to accompany dissipated young
nobleman abroad with the intention of
killing him and then claiming the insu-
rance money which the sharpers have
already got the victim to assign to
them But before this plan could be
completed the nObleman is murdered at
his house in Grosvenor Place, Suspi-
cion falls on Stephen, who has some
bank-notes that the deceased man has
given him In his possession. When the
detectives are already on the way to ar
rest him he changes places with his
brother. who is marveously like him,
and who has fallen dead in Stephens
room from heart disease. stephen,
therefore, is now supposed to be dead,
while as a matter Of fact he is imper-
sonating his brother John, millionaire,
with a large mansion in Grosvenor
c.. .lal No, Duh
fishers Circular says For those who
are partial 70 sensational drama, we
can recommend this book as rich
treat, and the most exacting in the mat
ter of thrilling incident will be more
than satisfied
Let There be Light" by David Lu-
bin; 52G pages. G. p. Putnam'9 Sons,
New York and London. This is the sto-
ry of a workineman's club its search
for the causes Of poverty and social in
equality, It's discussions and its plan for
the ameioration of existing evils. The
book is not a dry essay, but is an enter
tanning story brightly told, the author
happily and instructively and not OBJ
trusively pointing the moral which
adorns the tale. Six workingmen meet
and discuss the situation involved in the
plan and object of the book. They de-
eide that defects in religious systems
are responsible for iarring social inc
qualities and industrial conditions. |
They therefore consecrate themselves to |
the principles they have evolved from |
the discussions, formulate their beliefs |
and devise methods for obtaining prac- |
teal results. In other words they form |
a plan for a new church and an outline |
for a new social order. The book fol- |
lows somewhat the schemes of Sir Ar
thur Helps Friends in Council and of |
"Cicero's DsputatiOns. 1t is notable
for It's originality, logic and boldness.
yet is catholic, and the author believes
it will be acceptable to the most conser-
vative of people.
pocket Island" a story Of country
life in New England, by Charles Clark
Mum; published by the Abbey Press,
la Fifth avenue. New York tS5 pages
Mr.. Mum has given us very interest
Ing story in Pocket Island. Mr.. Mum
Is a Connecticut man, born in our !
neishboring town of Southington, and,
as the books preface says, has been
for many years Of that Wide-awake
known as commercial travel
ars." He obtained his education at a
crossroads schoolhouse and.the rest in