The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-14

such ..-:rnb!es OF a distant drum" WIFE
The -a.rG edition just issued sc.s" copies
q :ais book have been sold within tHTee
days u - publication. \ fourth edition IS
n prepataticE-
The Reign Z Law seems 20 Be drawing
"a .tsel: ;he attention or religious .r!IllS.
gr- has recently well described l. - ;1-
Springfield Republican as unlike may re
!.-,.ous novels" ;-.ss-EGch Is {: is not
E!Gac;!c ~ controversial. L does Dot 80
into the higher criticism Ike Robert Is
mere i merely records iae growth Z u
strong mimi be-!shteG ~ early t.1ci.;S.
i-tO III scientific conception q the IN
verse. A. II the case 4 Theron Ware. tie
effects OF illumination we-e enhance by
tn previous darkness. and once started 'n
TIE read. there vas 10 stopping F.2--- a-t
while the box = not formal Argument. -
% is tendency ;Ec-e can ue 20 I1->-zAi--E-
u. those q cid creed- which Become less
POSSIBLE every lay VIII coaismn - -C.-h-
!-zz heartily. Yet I; = religious u . hls1
degree. and n nothing more than il -
tributes 10 doubt" The truth ot tn matte
: tha; Mr.. Allen. ~ being simply the AZ
tist Ass uE- religious Truth n : natural
relations - lie. = feat RARELY acc .nVi.s..-!
even ~ av0w,1Iy religious writers.
CHINA. the I.ore-Lvei Empire" - one
os the first books o. the subject 10 appear
since the present uprising startled the IA
q.
Century Company f1r publication IN The
fall but was ready f0E binding when The
FRS; cahlesTar brought news 81 the ac-,y-
.;y Of the Boxers" The author. Miss
Eliza RGhamah S-ilE,ore. vas one O; tEe
secretaries Of the OEieEla! Congress a.
Rcrs4 ia~t year, and j. a weli-known writer
on the Far East. among her publications
being ''JirrikiSha Days in japan AMI
Lava. the Garden q the East During
the past fifteen years size has visited China
seven times. and re. present work ! fully
illustrated
The favori;s books for the past month II
action are: Mary Johrston's To Have a=i
20 Hold" Ms, F'owier's The Farr;ngzccs
.R.cha-t CarveT' and Edgsrtor Castles
Light % Scarthey." Mr.. Aliens rev
hook. The Reign % Law" IS beginning
well and Is arousiug mitch discussion.
Noses have been turned I'd at trade as a
sl,b;ec; % literature. but Il We may Judge
tv the reception % Mr.. Henry ki-chel
Weh=ter's latest book there Is the posi-
h!lity O.: absorbing romance n T. IT Is
doubtful" says the Chicago Tines-HsralI.
If We shall recognize the great American
novel wher. :; finally appears. bat thai Il
Will be something after the nature % Mr..
Webster's The Banker an the Bear
there can be no ,:1ub-." Mr.. Wsbste- seems
70 have insight and self-cont-ol enough q,
remain passive and cbssryaa; during scenes
Of the widest excitement "on Change
an! 20 transfer the nervous tension % MS
stories He has his ireer OF the vu.S- G.
American l:.- IN us most typical moods.
Nj W. S.ear-s Davis has made . -e-
rla-aab,e success with HE FIRST novel. -
Friend O. Caesar" which j. running
through So second edition within two
weeks CT publication. Us dramatic quail
,ies have been quickly seized upon r. t-s
.,layw-ish-s and Il i likely 20 IL PIT on
the boards Cu-.Eg the mex; season F-v
novels afford better opportunity fo- /.
5rsrnatist with az eye 20 the creation Of
telling i:np.rs5cstioas. and magnificent
scenic effects.
II i NOT usual that an American writer
OF European politics has a large audience
in ENGLAND. Professor Paul Renisch how
ever seems TO be marking q turn Il TIT
tide with his World Politics" which con-
taI-s perhaps the only fun and reliable &C
count Yet published OF the International
questions which have cUlTinatee in the
massacre at Pekin. and which have made
china ne chess board on which the w0rI1
Powers are now playing their game. Two
edi-.crs have been issued in England ~
-,ha Macr.;ilians within fortnight ct is
ratification in New York
The fourth annual lecturer Of the "CereIe