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FICTION.

THE, vICTORS; a ROMANCE OF YES
TFRDAYa MORNING AND THIS AZ
TERNOON. BY Robert Barr Illus
trated. Frederick a. Stoke Compah!
New York.
Robert Barr is a Scotchman; he lives
in England and writes OF America Inns
author has, despite his seeming lack OF
connection with all that is American
produced the best novel of American
business ,.fe that has been given to the
nublic in the last decade. We have IN
."rhe Victors" a strikingly human story
told with a verve that is most captlvat-
ing. Mr. Barr has taken as ms leaa-
ing men three boys that well Illustrate
the great currents in which the human
race runs to its destiny we nave III
Patrick Mcguire, the AmerlcanlzeT Tor
eiener. whose whole endeavor is to win
success and yet whose determination TO
accomplish results despite their cost IS
modified by his love for his Wife, MS
kindenss to those dependent upon MIN
and his honesty in every instance where
his word has passed. We see MaSulre
entering New York friend!ess and we'll
nigh penniless We are not only wit
neeses hut comrades of this determined
lrishman in his fight for success, we
stand by him in his political contests.
we share in his victories and though
condemning every method by Whlch thev
are accomplished, Go not DegruoSe MN
the Ssroils Mr.. Barr presents two other
heroes-for this book has three-James
Monroe and Benjamin McAllister. As
nrcsented these characters are eStraor-
binary delineations of American youth.
In a few chapters, however, they become
vivid portrayals of the American bust
ness man AlcAllister and Monroe es-
tablish the first department store in New
York. and in their endeayors to win
success we have a graphic description
of what may and probably did attend
the throes that marked the birth Of
that present monster of amalgamated
retail interests. Mr.. Barr has handled
his characters In a way best expressed
nv that hackneyed word masterly. His
story is full Of incident-probable and
Fascinating incident The sordi6ness of
the EVERYDAY is relieved by three threads
of love, each differing in coloring and
texture yet each aiding to bind together
the story Of which they are a part. In
the conclusion of his book Mr.. Barr has
accomplished that which has not been
attained by most of his contemporaries
a dramatic and consistent finish. We
see Mcguire at the height of his power
stricken by death. dying. without medi-
cal attention because his wife, through
her devotion to Christian Science bars
the doors to the regular practitioner.
Monroe and McAllister Successful in
business and love, mourn the death of
their friend, .'the boss Of New York. and
vet in their great success. the future
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story OF a young girl, who finds herself
In the theatre OF war, of her adventures
and trials and Of the happy ending Of all.
incidentally, it gives ii more or less &C.
curate picture of society of the rGiiod
which it depicts, and tells us of q few m
cidentS OF facts, such as the destruction
by a Baltimore mob Of the house OF MI.
Hanson, the editor of the Federal Repub-
lican, in which riot several lives were lost.
The scene of the story is laid chiefly III
Baltimore and Washington and the cast
ern counties Of Maryland and the writer
displays close acquaintance with the IC-
cdIi.ies which she describes. Mi. Blunch
ards style is simple, and so nntinrs not
free from solecism: 7 owe YOU II" more
OF an apology than you do me, for eX-
ample, would hardly pass muster in
collection of elegant EngitSfl, ami is IS
pecially objectionable wllel the subStitu
ton OF owe for do would make the
sentence impeccable and would also seem
to be the most natural manner of writing
it. Still, the style is generally adequate
to the demands of the story, and the ne
gro dialect is very we'll written, Il the
negroes of that period spoke as did those
Of some fifty years later, which IS at least
possible. We see no reason to hail IN MISS
Blanchard, judging from her former
work as well as her present romance,
great writer of historical romance; but
interesting period and will doubtless meet
with the success to which she can right
fully aspire. N. H. A.
A FRIEND WITH THE CoUNTERsIGN.
BY B. X. Benson. The Macmillan COM
pany, New York.
We have before US a new book by Mr..
Benson In "a Friend With the Counter
sign our author has given us q sequel to
his first story of the Civil War, w no
Goes There?" Jones Berwick, the hero of
the earlier work, reappears, but this time
under altered circumstances. He has re-
covered the memory which he had lost
and has, after the battle of Gettysburg,
Joined the Army of the Potomac. He is
detailed by General Meade as a spy,
owing to the peculiar facilities which he
has gained by his service with the Con-
federate army. He goes through many
adventures In his new capacity, and is
of tnestimable service to the Union arms;
he prevents General Warren from making
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Other Literary Features.
OUR FERNS IN THEIR HAUNTs.

OUR FERNS IN THEIR HAUNTS. BY
Willard Nelson Clute, author OF "A Flo
of the Upper Susquehanna." New
York: Frederick a. Stokes Company.
For sale by the Bell Book and. Station
cry Co., Richmond, Va. Cloth. large
vo., Illustrated, So pages. Price, SD
net
ferns native to America, and the author
speaks ''as one having authority for he
is a practical, as well as theoretical,
botanist, having formerly filled the posi-
ton of Assistant Curator of the New
York Botanical Garden. He is at pres
ent editor of the Fern Bulletin.
To lovers of Dame Natures woodland
gifts, these modest plants are wonder
fully attractive, and to learn OF their
haunts, their habits and their structure
is a most interesting study. While Civ
ing the scientific names, get the common
name is also given in the description of
each variety, making the book most
valuable to the unlearned nature-lover,
as we'll as to the skilled botanist.
A unique and most valuable feature is
the illustrated key to the different fami-
lies of ferns, by means of which the
amateur may identity any species.
The illustrations are more than two
hundred in number, and most OF them
have been drawn by Mr.. William w. Still
drawings have been most carefully re-
produced and the beautiful colored plates
have the delicacy and daintiness OF
sketches in water color.
It is a volume most attractive in ap-
pearance. and the subject matter is most
interesting to the lovers of green flow
ers" Of the woods.
GLORIA DEo. An Undenominational
HymnaI for All Services of the Church.
vo., cloth sides. leather back Price.
S1.25. New York and London: Funk e
Wagnalls Company
The special advantages of this work
are:
LIST. Every page of hymns in Gloria
Deo' is as carefully arranged to aid the
singer as it would be IL it were piece OF
sheet music to be used by a soloist. Ev-
cry hymn in the entire work is given I'M
der the music.
ID Gloria Dec" provides selection
of the hymns and tunes which a twenty
years experience in church work has
proven to be the best for both congrega-
lions and choirs.
Sc. BY the use Of Gloria Deo.'' econo-
my and convenience are served in a most
practical way. In this one volume are
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contained hymns suitable for the Church.
the Sunday-schooi. the Young People.s
Society. and other organizations, a fea-
ture which not only enab ies all TO use tina
same book. but makes all. from the
youngest to the oldest, familiar with the
pest hymns of the church. ana enables
the young people to Join heartily in the
regular church service of song.
18th There are chants. responses and
slorias for choir use in this complete
hymnaI
9TH. The Psalter is bound in with the
hymnal. thus saving the cost of Il sep
arate book.
4 TRANSATLANTIC ITINERACY By
J. Stauntou Moore, Richmond Dispatch
Printing House.
This is n record OF g trip across the A.
lantic. and the subsequent iourneyings
in highland and on the continent OF q
Richmond man and his friend. The style
of narrative is simple and unpreten.ious
with no striving after fine writing, bu.
telling, as 10 friends. the story of the au-
thor's summer vacation.
The writer was fortunate IN having a.
"compagnon de voyage a friend Of "ge.
NAL disposition and good nature. Mr..
Vincent Perley, OF Charlottesville
The author says in the preface
that the book was written to please his
wife and children. and IS intended for his
friends. Surely he has attained his pur-
pose, and even more. for many will en-
joy his book, who have not the claim OF
personal friendship.
THE DEvAsTAToRs. BY Ada Cam.
bridge, Author of The Three Miss
Kings. etc. New York: D. Appleton g.
Co Town and Country Library Series.
Paper. Price. 80 cents.
This is another very readable story b,
this popular author. It is story OF Eng
lsh country life. The heroine is an Aus
traiian girl OF English parentage and OF q
most lovable disposition. many degrees
too good Tor her sweetheart. a man OF
great physical beauty: but. alas. some
what spoiled by the knowledge OF hi.
good looks. Their story ends sadly, but
the gloom Is lightened by the reunion OF
a middie-aged pair OF lovers. after an
estrangement lasting many years
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Features for To-Day.

Editorial-Apologia
Travel-lmperial London.
Observation-Disclosures Affairs;
oeraphv-Famous Actresses OF o-day.
fiistofy-American History lod by. con-
temporaries.
Essays--Twelve AllegorieS.
PoetTy-Kansas Zephyrs.
Theology-The Motherhood OF God.
Eiction-The Victors.
The Making of a Marolhoness-
A Heroine OF 1872.
A Friend With the Countersign.
Jack Racer.
. Flood-Tide.
A Nest of Girls.
Literary NewS-Book-Chat.
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Shorter and chearer.

Lushley-No. he can't stand as much
ltdGov as he used to.
Tankley-T guess that worries him. Ell?
Lushley-No. Indeed. You see. It does
not cost him so much or take him so lonx
to get jag now.-PhladelnhiA PreaA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-13

AMERICAN HISTORY TOLD BY CON
TEMPORARIES. Volume ". BY
Albert Bushnell Hart. The Macmillan
Company. New York.
Among the numerous "source-books'
which have been published of late years
none stand higher in the estimation of
competent critics than the four volumes
included under the general title of Amer
lean History Told by Contemporaries"
edited by Professor Albert Bushnell Hart.
OF Harvard University. The last volume
IF the series, THE Welding of the Ma
ton has just been issued and now lies
before u.s. The volume comprises $50
pages of. copies of or extracts from the
most informing private and public utter
ances OF tie days from 1916 to 1900 Pro-
feSsor Hart continuing the plan upon
which he Eegan the series makes but
little Use OF official documents; he aims
rather to present the story of the great
events in the period of the Civil War
and the events leading thereto-a period
which occupies the major portion of the
volnire-thls, of course, to present q, pre-
JUDGED account in detail. yet in the aa-
g"cgatc correct account. In the great
majority of the citations from 1850 to 1870.
sectional feeling is apparent and to some
extent d1Scredits the absolute accuracy
al concjGstens OF the particular paper
which may be under considera ton. hut
both sides are allowed to tell their por-
tim of the story. and the result, if the
reader be able to weigh and sift the mass
of erjd'rce, is a residum of truth Pro-
lessor Hart has in this last volume. as
N all cthers Of the series, gone to every
KIND; OF source for Illustrative matter.
He gives Us official documents; he gives
us extracts from diaries and letters: he
cSen gives us songs and poems. and oc-.
casionally humorous slSits, which show
some passe of the feeling prevalent in
their day. All in all. the volume is in
every way fully equal to the earlier num-
bcrs Of this series, and we can give It
m higher praise. 1t is necessity to
every conscientious teacher of American
history. and welcome addition to every
liisf;tiy. riiv2te or public. P. X. U.
TWELVE ALLEGoRIEs. BY Kathleen
Haydn Green. John Lane. New York
The title of this book might well be
written Twelve Essays" The author
has given us In l07 short pages twelve
chapters from the book of common sense,
IN other words. twelve essays upon the
happenings OF the every day. The style
OF our author. as is not often the case
with moralists, is neither dull nor. unin-
teresting;; on the contrary, and widely
so. Kathleen Haydn Green teaches W
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clnnatl.
Inc purpose of THE Motherhood Of
God, now on our desk is devotional. The
ann of the author, as we believe. has feen
to provide a series of discourses that shall
elevate and ennoble the mind of the read
er. Let us consider the measure OF s.
cess gained by DR.. Banks. The opening
chapter deals with The Motherhood of
God and from this essay the book takes
ITS title To many the title may APP
pear startling, and indeed the chapter it,
self is not altogether free from sus-
picion that there is present in the mind
of the author some floating and vagrant
thought of that which he does not express
in words. Yet there is in the pages
devoted to the subject a comforting SER
mon which centres on the words GAS
one whom his mother comforteth, SO will
1 comfort YOU Qs. LNvI., 49, The
style Of the author abruptly changes as
he passes to his next theme, "Christ's
Don't Worry Club and DR.. Banks apt
ly says: 'iFritter away to-day. or brood
it away in foolish anxiety about to-mor-
row. and tomorrow is already doomed
to failure. But do our duty today, and
to-day's faithfuIness will stand sponsor
for to-morrow's success AS we read
on, our attention is arrested by the chap
ter on 1.-The Mutual Dependence OF HUI
manity," ("Every one member one OF
another Rom. XII, 81 and ''The Beau
ty and the Glory Of Helpfulness. In
the latter chapter Dr. Banks writes:
1.-THE keynote of contention Of CHRISTIAN
civilization is that the supreme purpose
ois a, mans life should be MINISTRY IN
stead of mastery-tlle old standard OF
selfishness judged greatness bf1y its pow
o.. TO dictate to others. The new ideal
set up by Jesus Christ calls him greatest
who is the greatest helper OF his lei
lows The book contains p sermons or
essays. all Interesting and helpful me
STYLE in which they are written IS simple
and attractive Despite the objections
which some-including the present re-
yiewer-wilI raise against its esoterlc the
ology, the work is to be commenced:
T. e. L.
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BOOK CHAT
The Dark Bridal.

Up to the sky few q dend one night
And whispered love to an angel white;
AS heaven the angels heart lay bare,
Meier had q passion siumbered there.
Love love, love.'' was the devils hymn;
Sin sin SIM" sung the seraphim.
.Hastel Ger each glory-tinted head
Fold we your Ginning wings, God said.
TO the angels lips sprang frst-born
cob.
Into her heart crept a mortal throb;
Warm grew her frirged and purple eyes,
Cold stretched her bleak-walled, Paradise
Love. love, love!' sung the siu-song
Slow
Sweet, sweet, SWEET sighed the angel
low
Bring bell and book and let prayers be
said.
The angel goes to the devils bed.)
POST WHEELER.
It has been the general impression that
the name Beaucaire, given to the hero
0f Booth Tarkingtou's romance, Mon
sieur Beaucaire," Is a creation of the
authors brain, derived from the French
beau with an euphonius ending. But
such is not the case. In a very scarce
little volume. ''Aucassn and Nicclete''
translated into English, by Andrew Lang
and published by David Mutt. London.
the name will be found repeatedly. IN
this volume, however, it is spelled Bials-
caire. In later translation OF the best
known passage in this very old French
poem Of the provincial lovers, by E. c.
Stedman, the first verse begins thus:
Within the garden of Biaucaire
He met her by a secret stair
The night was centuries ago.
THE most picturesque figure in Amer
lean art to-day is James MCNEIL Whist
ler,' writes Miss Griffin in the Ladies'
Home Journal He lives in England.
and no end of stories concerning his &C.
centrioites circulate there. While he
was trying on a hat in a London shop
one day customer rushed in and, mista-
king the artist for a clerk exclaimed:
I say, this at does not fit This artist
eyed him for minute and then replied
scornfully: Neither does your coat, and
T. be hanged if I like the color of your
trousers
In the preparation Of the new edition
of George E,liot's novels. which the Lip
effort to present such a library, in point
shall be especially acceptable to those
with the best of materials in book max
ing. The edition, which is published in
conjunction with Messrs. William Black
wood & Sons. of London. numbers ten
volumes, each complete in itself y par
ticular feature of the edition will be the
photogravure frontispieces by such ar
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lessons that we read more for the cheer
tul flippancy of their style than for the
good that may be gained from their
perusal. This may or may not be as it
should be. There are some people to
whom goodness must be unpalatable If
it is to be good; there aH, others who
like their goodness sugar-coated; far be
it from me to choose between them. l
like the book; I do not, however, agree
with all that the author says, nor do I
altogether admire the style that she
uses. and yet my disa greement amounts
to little and my objection to the style is
doubtless not we'll founded. I make this
admission because effectiveness is the
best test Of style, and if an author is
effective, the objection OF the individual
critic to the form Of presentation seems
puerile. No one cam read THE Woman
Who Wasted Her Tears ''The Man
Who Would Be Crowned" or How Joy
is Sought and Found without thanking
the author for the example she has
given Of what In literature Is the
equivalent Of painless dentistry" in
life. J. a. Fl
KANSAS ZEPHYRS. BY Ed. Blair. Put
lished by the Author, Cadmus, Kan.
The question may naturally arise, why
do we review this book? The answer is,
TO put 1t forth as an example Of how
poetry should not be written The author
probably considers himself, if not better
than, at least equal to James Whitcomb
Riley. His readers, however, will prob
ably differ with him. OF all the trash
that has been put forth under the name
OF poetry, Kansas zephyrs'' is, perhaps,
the most worthless, although on this point
MI Blair may find a competitor in one
hi1nors, who has also given us alleged
verse. However, the characteristics Of
Kansas lephyrs' can be better judged
from a quotation:
N some fellers works all day,
Year aroun, N git fer pay
rheumatism n lame back
N stiff joints n aches no lack.
N when spring comes 'roun' agin,
HeVn't even got the tin
Fer the Sarsa'prlla they
Got to take to work all dav.
When birds sing n fishes Jerk
Them as wants to oughter work.
p G. D.
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FAMOUS ACTRl1SSESS Of =
Boston, Mass.
our author claims for this volume that
It is both q book of criticism ana Oh VI
onrapl1v. we need not seriously con
eider the former claim. for while the
different chapters are at times crllcai'
tbeir criticism is not entirely dlSs-nllai
to the talk about stage people mouse
~, hv the matinee girl Our author
has neither the dignity nor the con-
s,ervatisrn essential TO valuable CRITICISM
The book, regardless Of its lack Oh cru
cal worth. is Interesting. Tie blograph,-
cal sketch following the critical st-etci'
OF each actress treated are OF interest
IN Tho general reader and of some little
worth to the student Of the drama Inc
illustrations are in some instances eN-
tremely attractive, almost as pleasing
as in other instances they are dlspleaS-
ing. Among the more prominent play
ers noticed in the little volume are Juila
Marlowe. Henrietta Crosman, Mary
Shaw. Maude Adams. Amelia Bingham
Mrs. Fisile. Leslie Carter Mary Man
nerine. Anna Held and a score of other
actresses, not so prominent as those nam
cd, but, nevertheless. well-known to the
general public. The book, if we can
ignore the authors effort to furnish
critical estimate of the actresses, and
accept it as q. book of light reading, is
entertaining It's scope is naturally mar
row, the work being limited to actresses
who have been markedly successful with
in the past two years. but the subject
is one that appeals to the masses, or. at
least. a large part of the masses, and as
the book is written for the popular read
er, it should prove successful The me-
chanics of the book are deserving of
praise. EFF D.
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MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BY Robert Z.
Brooks Reform Club, New York
We have before us one of the most
valuable books upon municipal affairs
ever published This may seem at fEst
sight a. somewhat extravagant statement
nut the reviewer believes he has not over
steppeG the truth in making it. his rea-
sons are. briefly. as follows The work IS
a photography Of municipal problems ana
city conditions. and it is brought down
to January 1st, 1901. It's aim, which mas
in the main been successful, is to include
the books. Pamphlets and periodlcal NJ
e,,ature on municipal affairs OF the Unit
ed States, Great Britain and colonies,
Germany. France, Italy. SPAN anu otiei
Fs,ropean countries. To show the scope
nf the volume we may say that the eol-
ton contains about 1900 different en-
tries in the Subject Index In the Au-
thor List there are some $3.50 titles re,
ferred to under the names of nearly 4,o'W
authors. BY far the larger proportion Oh
the titles are in the English lansuase'
INIT Germany, France. Italy, AUSTRIA
spain. Russia. Holland, Switzerland ana
many other countries are well represent
49, ,-,1,,ob1o nook a. P. S.
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worlds capital is a medley of palatiai
buildings, mean houses, beautiful dis-=
trcts and sdualid regions so vast IN
number and extent as to preclude eXhaus-
tive deiineation in a. single volume. MI
Beavan has. however, done remarkably
good work in the book before us. HIS de-
scriptions are clear cut He seems to
have selected for subjects those in which
the general reader is most interested. lie
has presented his topics in u way. that
is both attractive and instructive, and
taking the book as q whole, we may
say of it: No better bird's-eye view
Of the City by the Thames has ever been
presented within the limits occupied by
Imperial London" Mr.. Beavan tells
us something Of London In the past, but
the main portion of his book is devoted
to the city OF the present. His WORK
opens with chapters devoted to royalty
and its residences He then passes to
the ecclesiastical buildings in London,
and he follows this with a sketch in three
chapters of Official, Legislative and
Diplomatic London Many writer's have
treated these tropics before, but mono eN-
actly as Mr.. Beavan has. He does not
content himself with showing US the
facade, but he takes us in the building
itself. and it is not only the building, but
the life within that is the subject OF
our authors pen. With evp continuing
interest we. read of legal London,
Mercantile London" and Locomotive
London We read of the seamy side
of the great city. we learn how the people
an e fed. how they are carried to and from
their work: we are shown how their
literary scientific and artistic, nature
finds occupation. In fact. this volume
gives Us an intimate acquaintance with
London. and this acquaintance is made
all the more Interesting because of the
sixty charming illustrations contributed
by Hanslip Fletcher.
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A HEROINE OF 1872. BY Amy e. Blancl1
ard W., ~ Wilde Co., Boston.
"a Heroine OF 1S12,'' is q 5imple-tol
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THE MOTHERHOOD OF GOD. BY Louis
Albert Banks Jennings & Pye, Gin
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THE vICTORS; A ROMANCE OF YES
TERDAY MORNING AND THIS AZ
TERNOON. BY Robert Barr Illus
trated. Frederick a. Stoke company