The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-29

The cover Of the Ledger Monthly fol
August has on it picture Com
rades," by the popular painter, j. G
| Brown, N. A. The first illustrated ar
ticle is a unique one, being an account
| of the performance of HiaWatha, which
was given by the OjibWay Indians be
fore Longfellow's family. In this issue
begins two new departments, which
will undoubtedly prove to be both inter-
esting and instructive They are THE
Ledger Album" and Contemporary
Celebrities of To-day" They are to be
! in charge of Fannie M. Lothrop. An
article of special timeliness tells how
| the residents of the crowded metropo-
lis find cooling place, which takes the
| place, to some extent, of the pleasant
dooryards of the country, that is, on
! the roofs of their homes. Plants are
/ grown here and on the business build
ing in the heart of the city are built the
| homes of the caretakers of these great
structures. The stories of the month
are unusually good and the magazine
| all together has an attractive appear
| ance, the many departments being
! filled with the things one wants to read
in this hot weather, if one reads at all.
Doom Castle, by Neil Munro, Double
day, Page g. Co., New York; Emo;
$780, for sale ct judas. This is a
breezy, romantic tale Of striking inter-
est. The happy hearted, chivalrous,
gallant young Frenchman, Count Vic
tor comes from France to Doom Cas-
tie, a mysterious Scottish castle, to
avenge a wrong done by false lover
of Cecile, the girl he had in vain sought
to win for himself. He narrowly es-
capped being slaughtered as he ap-
preached the vicinity of the castle, and
after being welcomed to the castle by
the baron, has dozen exciting adven-
lures that keep him busy welding his
good sword, and keep him guessing as
to what it is all about, and whether the
baron, whose guest he is, is not seeking
to make an end of him. The castles
mysteries pique his curiosity and cause
him sleepless hours. A weird crone is
one of it's inmates. Marauders attack
the castle at night. hoping to STAY him.
The baron arouses his guests suspi-
clons and then disarms them. The
count finds that ne has got into a very
queer place in visiting this lonely old
dllapidated castle on Loeb L9mond's
shores. Then at last he catch S sight
of the beautiful Olivia, the baron's
lovely daughter, and at once loses his
heart to her. Then Simeon McTaggart
appears on the scene as one of the chief
actors, and there are more mysteries
and more sword encounters. McTag-
CART is the Duke Of Argyles chamber
lain and he and Count Victor, it devel-
ops, are rivals for the hand Of the love
~ olivia. There is a tragic ending for
McTaggart, who proves to be the very
man the count came in search of, and.
there is a very happy ending for the
gallant count and olivia. The story
has plenty of go" in it and there is a
finish and style to the authors work
which is far above the ordinary, and
there are some very fine scenes in the
story. The book is readable through
out and reflects additional lustre upon
the reputation of the author of John
Splendid" and other successful stories.
"a Kings Pawn" by Hamilton
Drummond, author of "A Man of His
Age" For the Religion etc, Double
day. Page & Co., New York; $3.50; for
sale at Judd's. This is a clever and
spirited story of adventure founded on
a journey taken by II nry of Navarro
with two gentlemen Of his court and a
valet, into Spain during the time of her
differences with France. The party.
despite the fact that its members, for
reasons of state and safety, travel in
cognito, manage to fall into all manner
Of dangerous and seemingly fatal pre-
vendetta with which
Spanish woman pursues one Of the
kings companions forming one of the
leading motives, All manage, howev-
or, to eXtricate themselves in the end.
Fhe tale is refreshingly free from exag- 4
5eration and the love story charmingly
interviewer and delicate. 1t is a story
we'll told and full Of interest.
All these volumes by Doubleday,
Page & Co, will be sent postpaid to
my address on approval, to be paid for
f satisfactory, or to be returned to the |
publishers if not wanted after exami- |
nation. This is a system devised by |
his publishing house for the accommo- /
iation of out-of- town book buyers.
"A New Theory of Evolution" is
he title of new book Of 258 pages re-
eived for review, written by Alfred /
Ward Smith. of this city, of the class I
# 1877, Hillhouse High school, and !
published by THE Abbey Press" New |
York. This book will be on sale this
week at Judd's book store, also at T. II. |
oease & Sons. The book gives evil |
lence Of very careful treatment of |
he subject, and has already received
cry Favorable reviews from literary
authorities in New York, Boston and
ther cities. The New York Journal
avs: THE author has set himself the
ask in this thoughtful work of show
ne that the principles of economy, ef1i-
iency and harmony are primary and
ssential traits of universal progress,
nd ought to be acknowledged and en-
odied In the theory and formu of
UNIVERSAL evolution. He tells us that
In the world we find album
ant evidence for the existence of a
NV of progressive consolidation and
conflict"