The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-23

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and our own American revolution, the
doings of the noble red man, and through
it all runs the thrilling and ennobling
love of our heroine for Madame de
Terrier, whom, to make his wife, he
spurns a kingdom and prefers to remain
a free American citizen.
Too much can not be said in praise,
both of the gifted authoress and this,
her latest work. "Lazarre" is book
with few equals and none better.
The book contains a number of excel
lent illustrations by Andre Castaign.
Brief Mention.
The New Amsterdam Book company
announces '"The Crimson Cryptogram,"
a detective story by Fergus Hume, au-
thor of THE Mystery Of a Hanson
Cab
The publishers report large and UNI
expected advance sale for 1.-THE stars:
A Sumber Story" by the late Eugene
Field. The book, which will contain an
appreciation of Fields love for chill
dren by VIII M. Clemens, will be ready
in a fe wdays.
1.-THE Bow-Legged Ghost and Other
Stories,' by Leon Mead, with poem by
James Whtcomb Riley, just issued from
the press of the Saafield Publishing
company, will be found both interesting
and entertaining 1t deals with the
sturdy, honest folk to be found in the
Catskills.
"a Descriptive Tour of the World"
a handsomely illustrated book just put
on the market by the Saafield Publish
ing company, furnishes, with the aid of
solar prints, an opportunity to many to
see the wonderful works Of nature and
man, which they lack either the time or
means to see.
"Kids of Many Colors,' by Grace Duff
file Boylon, with drawing by Ike Morgan,
which has just been published by the
Jamison- Higgins company, bids fair to
be one of the most popular children's
books Of the year. 1t is brim full of in
terest for the little ones, and will be
found attractive also by their big
brothers and sisters.
The Saatleld Publishing company has
just issued a remarkably interesting
and instructive work in Military
Career of Napoleon The Great" by
Montgomery B. Gibbs. The book is not
a technical military history but an
anecdotal sketch of the life of this eX-
ceptional man. ~s'r
DIR. van Dyke in his book, 1.-THE Ruiz
ing Passion" has depicted clearly
much about the ruling passion of hu.
man nature. He has chosen his char
acters among the plain people, believ-
ing their feelings are expressed WITH
fewer words and greater limit than
those higher in the social scale. (Scrib-
ners)
In It's November number, which is the
initial number of it's Goth vaolume, st.
Nicholas, always interesting, intro-
duces an innovation. 1t gives it's read.
ers a long story-and a good one 1t Is,
too-complete in the one number-a
story that under the former method
would have run through half dozen
or more numbers. The November num-
Der is full of good things for the chill
dren, as wei las for children Of larger
growth.
The American Boy for November Is
an attractive number Among the many
interesting stories are. 1.-THE Bear
kidnappers of Crow Peak" and "Ned's
Stratagem." This issue also contains
a number of good articles, among which
are the followin: working My Way
Around the World" by Harry Steele
Morrison, and Fun and Profit In Trap.
ping"
George Bernard Shaw, who is MOTH
ing If not ingenious, Is doing a new
|, ron's Profession" through his regular
publishers, Messrs. Herbert S. stone &
Co. He has revised the novel and added
to it one Of his characteristic prefaces,
and cheerful essay on the noble art
Of self-defense. The volume also In.
cludes the play which Mr.. Shaw made
out of the novel few months ago.
Among the holiday announcements
from the press of Houghton, Muffin 4
Co. are many excellent books, as evt-
denced from the following: italian
Journeys" by William Dean Howells, II.
Illustrated by As full-page designs by 10.
seph Pennell:- "A Cathedral Courtship,"
by Kate Douglas Wiggin. Of which there
need nothing be said. as Mrs. Wiggin
is so we'll known by her many excellent
books; THE Firesde Sphinx" by Miss
Agnes Ripplier and Miss E. Bonsall, who
have Joined forces in producing a most
delightful book, and new edition Of
John Burroughs excellent book. "A Year
in the Fields" This new edition contains
a biographical sketch of the author and
"a fuI-page Illustrations ana photo
graphs by Clifton Johnson.
The Smart Set for December contains
A signed articles, stories and poems. yet
1t is not so much for quantity as quality
that the number is notable. The leading
feature is a novelette, by Edwin 5. Van
Zile. entitled How Chopin Came to
Remsen," which is fairly hilarious in its
depletion of a prosaic lawyer who be-
comes suddenly seized with the spirit and
genius of the immortal composer 1t is at
once a psychologist study and travesty
on the theory of reincarnation. The Sec
ond contribution of length is story in
play form, entitled THE Castle Builder"
which is printed anonymously. but from
al the ear-marks must have been writ.
ten by someone high in social position
who is absolutely familiar with the char
acters and surrounding conditions of the