The age-herald., 1901-11-03

ability and charm are not alone for the toddlers. As his children grow older his stories keep pace His latest book, "The Master Key" dedicated to his son, Robert Stanton Baum; and the story Is one for boys-all boys who love good wholesome adventure and exciting incident. It is marvellous conception, this strange story of the electrical Demonstrating of pow CTS that dominate all nature, and writ ten for the eager. alert and striving American boy-the modern boy. It Is pub lished by the Bowen-Merrill Company.
 The November Atlantic opens with 6yd- ney Brooks's Europe and America giv- ing the European view of the vital topics If Reciprocity and the Monroe Doctrine Paul E. More treats sympathetically "The Solitude of Hawthorne;" Congressm an McCalls Daniel Webster is timely and memorable; J. K. Hosmer's Mississippi Valley" exploits that wonderful region, while Charles Bastide's "In Argonne, sheds much new light on rural France. Henry A. Clapps "Remniscences'' con- tinue, treating Salvtni, Adelaide Nelson Nilsson. Janauschek and others. Charles E. Grinnell offers many valuable ideas on Modern Murder Trials" Forcible stories and sketches are Ellen Duvalrs The Lover;" Kate M. Cones "A Colon
 
 lections of November" and Frances A. Mathews "Allee Same" Miss Johnston's Audrey increases in force and interest "A Group of Lyrics and the always en- tertaining Contributors Club complete a brilliant number.
 MT. Seton-T -Thompson's books set people to thinking about the attitude of modern civilization towards wild animals. Lady | lrotxI A. c. McClurg & Co.,, seems destined to serve the same purpose for our more fa- miliar domestic pets. The author was the late Hermon Lee Ensign, who will be remembered for his activity in hu- mane work. So strongly did he feel on the subject that every story in his book carries a powerful appeal for a larger humanity toward brute creation. Lady Lee" marks another step in the for ward movement inaugurated by the pub lication of Black Beauty some years ago..
 Mcclure, Phillips & Co. announce for publication about November l. a second volume of Edwin Marhham's poems. This will be the first collection of the poets verse since the appearance of The Man With the Hoe and Other Poems.' and it will test the lasting power of his genius. Conspicuous among the contents will be Lincoln. the Great Commoner. which gives the book its title: ''The Muse of Labor;" 'The Sower' and "The Angelus" the last two being inspired, as was "The Man With the Hoe" by Millet's paintings.
 The theory of heretity is pleasantly ex- emplified in the case of Ray Clarke Rose a young Chicago poet, whose first book has just been published by A. c. Me- Clurg & Go. Both MT. Roses father, Will liam J. Rose, and his grandfather, Rev Ephraim Ray Clarke. distinguished them selves in the poetical field. The success of At the Sign of the Ginger Jar" seems to indicate that the present MT. Rose is upholding the traditions of his family. Knox Magee. the author. of With Ring of Shield" Ca novel that created no little sensation and that enjoyed a large sale, has new story ready for publication bv R. F. Fenno X Company. entitled Mark Everard.' It has for its setting the devil may-care days of Charles IT.. but the in- terest centers in other than historical characters. notwithstanding the fact that much is made of the attempting kidnap- ing of the Queen of Charles II.
 Now that the whole world is aroused over the subject of "anarchy." every American citizen who is q patriot will he glad to know just what Russian nihil- ism Is, and to learn what Russian meth ods of repressing social ana political un- rest you'd bo like if applied in our own