The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-30

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 l "The Washingtonians" by Pauline 1 Bradford Mackie; l.. c. Page & Co.,,
 Boston. Mass, publishers This is a | romance of civil war time in the csp-
 ttal city, into the telling of which much l of politics, soldiery and public persons | enters. Local atmosphere is plentiful. The thoughtful story borders on the historical and deals more particularly with the period of Lincoln's renomina- tion. A peep behind the scenes, official and personal, of Lincolns cabinet Is
 had and how things went on there, with the clashing of ambitions. the
 strivings, the efforts to "get there," and
 the heart burnings. Conspicuous among
 the figures introduced are a secretary of
 Lincolns cabinet and his brilliant am- blliOuSo ddn6htCI WlO IL IS CPluCul C
 meant for Secretary Chase and Kate
 Sprague. The wreck of Mrs. Sprague's
 ambition to secure for her father the
 nomination of president, is the turning
 point of the story. She was at the time
 of her skilful but unsuccessful manipu-
 lating of the political wheels at the
 zenith of her power and force to be
 reckoned with in the background of the
 political arena. Among the effective
 pen pictures is one of the rugged Lin-
 ooln--once with the irrepressible little Tad at his side. Woven in the tale Is a
 very pretty and idyllio love story of cabinet members daughter and the pri-
 vate secretary of President Lincoln. There is variety of characters brought into the story, and the plot is we'll han dled. The story is remarkably bright and successful piece of work, reflecting great credit on its gifted author Paul.
 inc Mackie. the author of "The Wash ingtonians,'' Is q native of New Bed- ford, the daughter of a clergyman She was educated in Toledo. O., and essay ed her first literary work on the Toledo Blade. Subsequently she married Pro lessor Hopkins and went to live in Ilt w dSHlIlS LOUltlI IS re- ceiving many very favorable notices from the press in all parts of the coun- try. Price $1.50; for sale by T. H. Pease & Son.
 Ambrose Pratt's new novel, Franks; Duellist." published by R. F. Fenno & O., New York, takes the reader back to the time of Napoleon's contemplated invasion of England, when every one was waiting in nervous expectancy the moment of his authorization. Franks has a bad name He gambles and gets involved He obtains possession of pa- pers valuable to England. He has many dventures-rescues a French, damsel from the Prince Regents clutches; is placed in the French court as a friend of the emperor and learns secrets which are of value to Pitt. He is arrested but helped by the English prime minister, and ends a turbulent I career in honor. The career of the young duellist Is romantic and exciting. Pitt and other notables are very cleverly introduced into the st ory and Napoleon is strikingly character ized. Price $1.50; for sale at Judd's
 R. F. Fenno & Go. have also just pub- lished Where the Sugar Maple Crows" by Adeline M. Teskey, the same being l idylls of Canadian village. It is a work of more than average merit and as unique and original as "Auld Licht | Idylls'' and Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" The presentation of the quaint | types of this particular village will strike a sympathetic chord in many a