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which. Il may be predicted. will take a
permanent place both as biography and as
literature.
"sea Fighters from Drake TO Farragut,"
Is the title Of an admirable book OF true adj
ventures BY Jessie Peabody Fortheringham.
It deals with the careers OF Drake. Tromp,
DeRuyter. Tourvfile, suffren, Paul Jones,
Nelson and Farrsgut. Illustrating the genius
Of each OF these great commanders by pages
from their p~erilous life histories. It is a
book full OF the real flavor Of sea and war.
Glancins at the subjects It will be noticed
the author has selected from all nations
Of prominence on the seas up to Farragut's
time. She calls Sir Francis Drake the hero
Of sea romance. Lord Horatio Nelson the
worlds greatest sea hero and Admiral Far
ragut Americas chief naval leader. The
author gives from three to Eve chapters
to each Of her heroes, each chapter pictur-
Ing simply yet graphically some great cpl
sode which called for the heroic qualities
Of a born leader Of men on the sea. The
spirit Of daring and Of adventurous achieve
ment is present in every page of the book.
Published by scribnr's Sons.
THE Prophet OF the Real is a strange
story by Esther Miller. The heroine is Alice
Durand. She becomes secretary to Anthony
Versehoyle, a writer OF romances. In one OF
his novels his leading character is to be a
young. woman, whose mother has murdered
her father. AS Alice transcribes the first
chapter. imagine her feelings on discovering
the author has repeated almost perfectly her
own mast life She IN har pnfaorv than
tells him her life. Then after the author
hears this, we are surprised to learn they
are married. There is no love on either
side. On their wedding trip her husband
suddenly awakens to the fact that she is
attractive, but with II is only a feeling Of
pride. They return to London. she with
contentment to the home and he to his
novel. A cousin of her husband appears
on the scene and occupies a great deal of
his attention. Then his wife realizes she
Is in love with him, becomes Jealous, mag
ines he married her for the sake Of using
her as a model to perfect his novel. and
finally leaves him. In the meantime he has
grown to fairly idolize his wife. who be-
cause Of her imagination and jealousy,
checks him in his devotion. After her
flight. a child is born and dies. She writes
to her husband on hearing the cousin has
married someone else and there is a re-
Cancellation, for she knows he loves her.
Published by J. f. Taylor g. Co.
Money and Banking" by Horace White,
has been issued in a revised edition. The FIRST
edition OF this work, was prepared to meet
n popular demand for information on the
money question in the presidential campaign
of 1896. The demand for II has been contln-
uous since that time, but the progress of
events. OF legislation, and OF public opinion,
during the past seven years. suggested re-
vision and addition. While following the
general historical plan OF the hrst edition.
and adopting its text in part, the author
has practically rewritten the book, adding
several new chapters, expunging contro-
versial and other matter that has become
obsolete, and bringing the whole down to
date. 1t has been his aim to adapt it more
particularly to the use Of the class room.
To this end he has added a brief recapitu-
lation. and a list OF authorities, to each
chapter. The enlarged output of gold in
recent years. and the consequences thereof,
have been examined. The legislation Of
congress on the money question since 1895
has been followed and explained. and the
still unsolved problems Of government pa
per money and bank-note currency are
presented in a way to stimulate students
/ to debate the same among themselves.
CHM & Company, Publishers.
"In the Gates OF Israel" with subtitle.
"Stories of the Jews" is the title Of q new
volume by Herman Bernstein. "Sorch
Rivke's Vigil is singularly pathetic.
Sorch's husband, Mashe, is cantor Of a
New York synagogue. and because Of the
music Of his voice and his orthodoxy he
had been imported years before from Rus
STA. Long. long ago there was a son born
to them, Yosele, but he had gone from
them and had never been heard OF. With
age, Washes voice gives out, and a fresher
cantor takes his place. But the congrega-
ton does not forget Mashe's long services.
He is given his salary as before. but Is
retired. Then comes to the Rev. Mashe
mental disturbance. His long-cherished
vocation is gone. The devotion Of his wife
is beautifully told. II is in prayer that
she forgets her troubles Then they hear
dire news. Yosele, once learned, even
though a child, in the Tarah and Talmud,
SO II is rumored, has become a Christian
a missionary, Mashe sans his last invoca-
ton to the God Of his fathers. and poor.
devoted sorch 7lived on to pray for the
souls of.Ihe departed published by J. P,
Taylor & Co.
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I'm the Days oifst, clair," by James
Ball Naylor, author OF Ralph Marlowe,"
is a romance Of the Muskingum valley. deal
ing with the dangers which beset the early
pioneers who formed the little colony at
Marietta; the bitter hardships Of roughing
It during the long winter months; the con-
slant worry and vigilance, against Indian
attacks, aud the dreadful massacre at Big
Bottom, a small settlement but a few miles
up the river from Marietta. where the plot
OF the story is laid. Hester Lovelase,
awakens TO the fact that she Is In love
with her uncle's ward and her cousin. Pau
Graydon. whose heart has been won BY
Marie Fontanelle. a niece OF Isaac Meeks
all living in the Shenandoah valley. Hester
discovers where Paul's heart Is and while
he is away plans. with the aid OF her aunt
for the removal Of Weeks and Marie. Pau
is heart-broken on returning home TO I'm
they have left and no one knows thet
destination. He finally goes in search o
them and finds them in the little colony o