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Story Of Nell Gwynns of the Old Druy
Lane Theater.
NOVEL BEARING on MARRIAGE PROBLEM
New Manual of the Constitution of
the United states Cor Use
In schools-GeneraI
Book News.

Nell Gwynne OF Old Drury" Is the title
OF a romance by Hall Downing The scene
opens in Drury Lane theater-"The Kings
playhouse" with Nell Gwynue on the stage
and King Charles III in the audience. IL
was the FIRST meeting OF the merry monarch
and the equally merry actress then in the
climacteric OF her professional fame and
her bewitching beauty. That night the two
leading characters sup together after the
play, the king, unknown to Nell as yet, ap-
pearing as Mr.. Robinson and Lord Buck.
hurst playing the part OF mutual friend.
There may be a division OF opinion as 10
which side Of the balance sheet-the good
or the evil-the heavier items in the char
acter and life of Nell Gwynne should oc-
cupy, but no one will be sorry to learn that
there we're OF generous impulses and good
deeds not few to be entered to her credit
In the closing scenes the story OF the pure
love OF the duke OF Richmond and Lady
Frances Stuart, their sudden marriage to
shield Lady Frances from further pursuit
by the king and the conduct OF Charles
when the revelation is made is Of special
interest. Rand McNally & Co.. Chicago
Price. sl.25.
How to Enjoy Matrimony'' Is a booklet
Of less than a hundred pages by Rose Marie
IN which she contends that the present
monogamic marriage law should be amended
by a trial-expiration clause. The author
argues that the cause OF the greater part
of the sorrows and troubles TO which hu-
manity is subject is the ndissolubllity OF
marriage. which joins for life people not
we'll calculated to live together and people
that are many times by nature and char
Rcter anita gonistic to each other. The Abbey
Press, New York.
WED by Mighty Waves" is the title OF
sensational romance. The volume is gotten
up In n very cheap. tawdry style and both
In matter and binding is in very poor taste.
II Is a narrowing description of the great
disaster at Galveston. The numerous
illustrations are evidently copied from
newspaper cuts and are. to say the least,
in decidedly poor taste in a bound volume.
II is a misfortune that books designed to
feed and excite that morbid desire for the
horrible and gruesome should ever be pub
lshed. Laird Lee. Chicago. Price, 10
cents.
Homer Morris has revised the Manual
OF the Condition OF the United States" by
Israel Ward Andrews. For twenty-five
years Andrews manuel OF the constitution
years Andrews Manual OF the Constitution
has been one OF the leading works on the
subject, and We are glad to see that In this
edition a standard text book has been
thoroughly revised and brought up to date
IN all particulars The original publication
grew out OF the authors own necessity for
concise yet thorough and practical
treatise, and In the revision the utmost
care has been taken to keep TO the original
design OF the book. 1t now includes the
recent interpretations OF the constitution
by the courts and the important statutes
calculated TO produce permanent political
effect. An appendix gives, among other
things, the constitution and the Declaration
OF Independence, while a complete index
renders possible ready reference to any
topic. American Book company, Chicago.
Price, 81.