The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-09

Dancer" will be found strikingly l interesting tale in which the hero, g young man who is an attractive char
 acter is the son of Ali Harris, alias | Mortimer Gordon burly race track
 gambler, who, conspicuous in his bell
 crowned hat and smart checked coat, | was noted frequenter of the English 1 races where he made money. The young man, Philip Gordon, falls in love
 with Connie Madryn, very charming girl, the daughter of "a real old swell, U
 and Philips father whose luck was
 turning owing to the death of Harris, who had made him wealthy, is proud of the prospect of having Connie for his daughter in-law. Unfortunately Con
 nie marries Drayton, but does not get
 on with him, and Drayton, under the 1 name of Ravenswcod, runs another es-
 tablishment. Philip goes to Australia
 to seek his fortune, as his fathers mon
 ey has gone where the Woodbine
 twineth" to use favorite expression of
 Colonel Jim Fisk, who was murdered
 by the late Edward Stokes. Thereaf-
 ter the book deals with Philips varying
 fortunes and the reader, who hopes all
 along that Connie may yet be Philips,
 is not disappointed. The book is
 strong and forceful story, with some
 good character studies. Published by
 R. F. Fenno & Co.,, New York; price
 $1.50. For sale at Judas.
 Encouraged by the reception accord
 ed the Literary Era ever since it's ap-
 pearance last January in enlarged form
 and desiring to broaden It's scope, give
 greater variety to it's contents and in-
 clude some features not within the lines
 of magazine purely literary, the pub
 fishers, H. T. Coates & O., of Phila-
 delphia, have decided to drop the quail
 flying part of the old title and call the
 magazine The Era. A serial novel will
 soon begin in The Era, and there will
 also be short stories esays, poems and
 descriptive articles, to make room for
 which the size of the magazine pages
 will be greatly increased. Special at
 tention will be given to illustration by artists of high repute, and the typogra- phy will be of the best.
 "The Pines of Lory" by J. A. Mitchell, which has Just finished It's course as a serial in Scribner's Maga- zine. has been brought out in handsome illustrated book form by Life Publish ing company. Those, who remember MT. Mltchell's charming story, Amos Judd" which by the way, has just been republished in edition de luxe, by the Scribners, will welcome "The Pines of Lory." It is a love story with touch of the mysterious, and is brimful of Mr. Mitchell's genial and always polite hu- nor, as is noted above.
 A wedding feast of the olden times would seem to be the subject of the cover picture on the Women's Home Companion's November issue. The quaint dresses, the merry faces, the swan, baked in it's plumage which Is just being brought in, making up cu- rious scene and a. very pleasing one. The number is a merry one, as befits the season of Thanksgiving time. The first story is by Mary F. Wilkins, on the old theme of the country girl who tries city life, finds 1t hollow and un- and returns contentedly to the farm-something which often happens in stories Mrs Walter Camp has some lively incidents of certain football heroes, the article being Illus trated with number of portraits. sophy swett, too, adds her contribution of New England story; Herbert D. Ward tells the story of "The Man Who Failed" Bertha Damaris Knobe tells of "Women Who Wear Badges" and Rheta Child Dorr gives a sketch of the new mistress of the White House. There are the usual short articles, de- partments, reproductions of celebrated pictures, etc., and the whole number Is an extremely interesting one.
 Among the most varied and delight | fully artistic of holiday publications and known the world over for their ex- are the art publications of i, Rafael Tuck & Sons Co.,, the fine art and book publishers 122 and 124 Fifth avenue. New York. The firm have at- Eained very high reputation in their department of activity and their holi | fay specialties are always eagerly | sought for by Christmas gift buyers. | The firm issues extensive lines of gift, juvenile and toy books, calendars, | birthday books, booklets and Christmas | ,ards. Very high class lithography is | employed Tn all the firms work and | he illustrations are always apt and of | neritorious design. The Christmas | of Rafael Tuck & Sons are l n the forefront of modern and cultured | aste, combined with technical perfec- ion. From the least expensive produc- ions costing from ten cents to fifty | ,ents each to those of high cost, the york of the artist is manifest. Beauti- ul gift books for juveniles are provid- { d at only forty cents, birthday books rom fifty cents to s1, pretty booklets rom ten cents to fifty cents each, cal ndars from ten cents to $4 each, and booklet calendars, pocket calendars. ,oxed Christmas cards, Christmas pan Is, embossed and jewelled leaflets, toy looks, painting books, drawing book, tc., at similar grades and prices.
 Before the selectmen of the town of Orange this afternoon at 9 o'clock will e held hearing on, the layout of the