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nu), by cammille F1ammarion. II is the
study by a scientist OF the phenomena
of the so-called spirit world. Nj. Flam.
marion afYirns nothing more than that
the fruits of his inves isation are nhe.
nomena which cannot be explained by
the materialist And. II they do not
demonstrate. they inevitably indicate
the existence OF the same soul which
Is the faith OF - religious, but which
| science has On far refused TO acknowl-
edge even IL II does not fiatly deny.
M. Fiammarion IL sure only that his
work OF Investigation Is interesting
And In this the reader viii bear him out
III IL helps even trihe toward the dem-
onstration OF the survival of the hn-
man soul, that is plainly of tremendous
Importance. SO The Unknown" Is q
book of studies or actual facts and re-
view the sole purpose of winch Is the
discovery OF truth without prejudice
nv favor OF any received idea, with in
dependence OF mind anu Indifference to
criticism.
NJ. Flammarion regards neither the
scientist. who tnlnks it'a waste of time
for science to concern Itself with SO
called spiritual things, nor the
spiritualist. who considers IL am imperti-
, nence for science to try to get on any
spiritual. But NJ. Flammarion has gona
ahead In his own way and he assures
us from his intimate knowledge that.
after ALL the psychical problems of our
day are nothing like so strange as, for
INSTANCE, astronomical problems We're
formerly considered.
From the many thousand examples
of various psychfcai manifestations.
M. Flammarion has assembled In this
remarkable book 436 phenomena every
one OF human interest. and every one,
OF course. fully authenticated. These
include manifestations from the dying
received by persons awake and dur
ing sleep; observatious or experiences
OF transmission OF thought without the
intervention of sight. hearing or touch !;
sight at distance In dreams or SOM
nambulism, and premonitory dreams
and predictions of the future.
The Investigator reaches the conclu-
sion that THESE phenomena sufficiently
prove the existence of the soul. and
h,.at Il is endowed with faculties at
present unknown. Moreover. the read
er will be convinced that phenomena
of the psychic order. while not every
day happenings, are nevertheless much
more numerous and more frequent than
people UP to this time had Supposed
published by Harper & Bros. Price.
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THE LAST LADY OF MULBERRY.
by Henry Wilton Thomas:-
Richly humorous and overflowing
with good humor, The Last Lady OF
Mulberry" is one OF the most enjoy
able little romances we have recently
read. That is the first impression Of
it, And we would be tempted to proph-
egy that IL will be found among the
rsf r. xyTa In h.,
future summing up.
For II In something more than fun
by history. 1t is a picture or life
drawn with the pencil of the carica-
turist perhaps. but always friendly. 1t
presents a picture OF the Little
Italy,, as IL Is known in all our larger
cities I'm way that is more effective
than any number of serious disserta-
tons. II is highly entertaining and far
from invaluable In the information IL
imparts.
Mr.. Henry Wilton Thomas, the au-
thor ~ this brilliant story If italian
New York. is trained observer and re-
porter. that IL plain. But he is more
than that, for there Is something close
TO genius in the way he takes you into
the very heart OF little italy and shows
you the people there. There is the
spirit of true comedy wheE he makes
you laugh as he does often, for rarely
Der thought. or touch of pity. some
times. perhaps, a tear Ingenious In
plot, full of mirth-provoking surprises
in almost every chapter picturlng
strongly the familiar types OF little
italy in way to make them all inn
OF Mulberry" is truly delicious read
ing.
The innocent young sculptor Arman-
do, the loyal Bertine who gets into
regular little Italy" scrape through
jealousy and expertness with the knife.
Signor di Bello. the prosperous mer-
chant of the quarter. Sghor Tomato
and his Irish wife, who run a broker
age business and. when advers!ty
comes upon them. retire to their "v.I-
Ia. which Is composed Of two capa-
cious conduit pipes up country-and
NE city gang returns one day and takes
on half the villa in a dray-the des-
the Last Lady" the Interrupt
ted wedding OF the prosperous
merchant--tnese are among the people
and the Incidents that contribute 2.
make the book indeserbably entertain
ing. The book is unique. published
Dy II. Appleton IL Co. For sale by
Gregory s1.50)
A MAN OF HIS AGE. by Hamilton
Drummond:--
new book by new author Illus
trated by an artist not generally known
Is bound to have its attractions for
readers nowadays who are disposed
to show cordial partiality toward nov
elites In books. especially in fiction
since recent successes of new author
ship have been decidedly brilliant. Es-
pecially does such a book command at
tention when nut forth with the au-
thority OF we'll known and discrim-
mating publishing house that has ac-
quired a considerable reputation for
making finds" "A Man OF His Age"
Is the newest thing In historical ro-
nance. The new authors. as a rule, are
tempted To historical romance for the
very good reason that this class OF fic-
ton is exceedingly popular just now
Hamilton Drnmmond Is the author. j.
Ambrose Walton provides several
spirited illustrations and Harper and
Brothers are the publishers. The vol
ume at hand is fashioned with much
book making stylishness.
The romance deals with the period of
the Huguenot war and Henry OF Ma
varre Queen Jeanne and Catherine de
Medci are among the historical per-
sonages introduced. The hero is a fine