The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-03-20

households. Mr. Henry Onooe LooRs
says, "ths book deserves . psrmansut
place in the wasAineton literature.
The contento consist of chapters desorib-
ing the first Presidents childhood and
lite at Mount Vernon, bis life In New
York City, the then seat Of the National
government; the removal TO Philadelphia,
where Washington refused to occupy the
presidential mansion built for him By the
Legislature Of Pennsylvanis, on account
Of it, great size. and the anal days 81
Mount Vernon.
Miss HsrbArt's style OF writing Il
sprightly. and her keen sense Of humor
adds to the charm Of what she has 10 say,
which was thoroughly well worth saying.
| The volume IL very handsomely bound
and illustrated. the paper and print are
OF the best, and ths portrait Of the beau
tifdl girl, Of whom Mrs. Mollie Elliot
Seawen writes 90 touohiugly and gym pa
theticaily In the preface. all 60 to make
10 an Interesting memento Of one who
died In her thirtisth year, "Young, gift
ed, and greatly beloved" There is an
interesting portrait of Miss Herbert as
frontispiece to her work.
Miss Magruder's novel. A Manifest
Destiny. lie light, pleasant reading, and.
while the plot is slight, 1t is rather ex-
traordinaxy. A beautiful American girl
who s'adores her exquisite little mother, "
and Is quite sbsorbsd In this mothers
failing health, Is madly loved BY a
charming young Englishman, and after
he= mothers death accepts from him q
proposal Of marriage. He returns to
England, and she promises to follow.
Meantime Lord Hurdly, whose heir MI.
Horace Spotswood Is, informs the young
man that he will ont hin OF with q
shilling II he marIiss the lovely Bettins.
So our heroine, being very ambitious and
not at all In love with her lover, goes to
England and proceeds ct once to Lord
Hurdly's London house to intercede with
him for herself and his nephew. 1t may
seem q little premature, but before this
entrancingly beautiful girl leaves Lcrd
Hurdly's presence he proposes that she
marry him instead Of his nephew-and 1
shall not tell another word Of the story,
becauss 1t will spoil IL for it's many
readers.
Nothing could be more perfect Of their
kind than MIR. Spearman's The Nerve of
Foley, and Other Railroad Stories. On'
needs good nerve, indeed. to read them.
for there is this olang of the engines, the
rush and roar Of trains, grim death
nd han tarvN and
sheer pluck on every vivid page. II Is
thrilling beyond words, and superbly
done, and all ten tales deal with the pic
turesqus and exciting side Of railroad
life. They appeal to readers of all ages,
and too much pra,ss cannot be given
them.
From Messrs. Fords, Howard and
Hulbut portland: Loring, Short & Har-
mon) we have three new volumes: Ma
lures Mi raolss, by Elisha Gray. Phi. d.,
LII. d.; The Fate of Madame la Tour,
by Mrs. A. G. Paddock, and Sunday Az
ternoons for the Children, by Mrs. L.
Francis Soule.
Prof assor Gays valuable work Is all
0Lods VIZ O1A tAi sAo e@AA $3.50 eAO "oNoAf
in their various forms, and from q soien-
tific point of view, and this is the first
OF series CT voluneA which will CON-
tain familiar talks on science. The au-
thor aims to make his books readable tn
all by using the language of common
life and avoiding technical terms As far
as pcs ible. fer he wishes to reach thous-
ands OF readers to whom he can give val
liable knowledge, and who, not having
bad the advantages OF . scientific educa-
ton will to glad to get at least q rudimen-
tary idea Of some of the natural laws
with which they are constantly coming In
contact There little volumes will also
aid young students.
The first section Of the book discusses
world building and life; limestone. coal,
slate, shale and salt.
The second. the atmosphere, tempera-
turs, cloud formations. winds and dews,
meteors. the sky and Its color, liquid air,
eto.
The third treats OF rivers and floods
and tides, theories and evidences Of an
loo Age, glacial and preglacial lakes and
rivers. and various other things Of equal
interest and importance.
The Fate OF Madame La Tour IL new
edition Of Mrs. Paddoek's book, which
the recent protest in regard to the ad-
mission to the House of Representatives
of Congressman Roberts has made
timely. The Literary World says of this
remarkable novel that cit is not only
literature, but craftsmanship Of q high
order" and IL certainly does depict the
origin. ideas, principles aud methods Of
Mormon lifswith p Ainful accuracy.
OF her own work Mrs. Paddock says;
Louise La Tour is not . creation Of
fancy. Her story is true; her sufferings
were real: but have only
Hint, with delicate half words
And sorupulous reserves,
What no one sorupleo shs should fesl In
full"
Mrs. Soule's delightful little volume
Is called "a Mother Book" and the au-