The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-13

earnestness that a former volume: but
Stanton would not be himself IL he were
not singing about birds and flowers
and bees and sunshine and love and
hope, and that same happiness and
hopefulness which has always charac-
terized him is the motif" in this new
little book. which will be accorded a
warm welcome by his admirers and
friends.
'The New Halmet, by William
Hawley Smith and the Smith Family,
Farmers" Rand, McNally & Co, Chi
cago. A note on the back of the book
says: This play was composed by
Shakespeare and the Smith family.
Then it was done into a book and
bound in boards NO. fencing), by
hand, at the barn, on the farm, by far
mers." The boards" part Of it is strict
ly true. The front and back covers are
pine boards, and the binding is done
with jute Irvine tied through three au-
CUR holes. The letter. press is on loose
sheets Of heavy manila paper, like that
with which the hardware man wrars
up hammers and plow points and the
like. The introduction says the new
play is mixture of Hamlet and
Romeo and Juliet" brought down to
date, and played for the first time by
company composed entirely of
Smiths, at their farm. The leading lady
OF the play was 80 years of age and
the youngest performer 1 year. The
Smiths have at least succeeded in pro-
ducing novel book, and one which
should rank well with the freaks.
with Force and Arms" by Edward
r. Garis. ]. s. Ogilyie Publishing Com
ia,
Cloth 81. The author, Howard r. CARTS.
is a well-known newspaper man Of
Newark, N. j. He has had many short
stories published that have attracted
attention, but this is his first effort at
novel making The book which is full
of life and stirring incident, is founded
on the Salem witchcraft craze While
historical as regards the date, and cor
rect in facts, there is no exploiting of
historical perSonages. They are only
dealt with briefly, as they appear nat
urally in the story. The tale is one OF
love, of fghtin among Indians, and
of one mans warfare against another.
all for woman. The characters are
live people. The description Of the days
when the colonists were witeh-mad is
strongly done. There are a number OF
exciting scenes described in the novel.
the style Of which Is clear and pleasing.
1t is story written to interest the
reader, the dull pages being left out.
There are several illustrations.
"Bayards Courier" story of love
and adventure in the cavalry cam
paign, by B. X. Benson. Cloth, limo.
illustrated by Louis Belts. Cloth, s1.5O.
Published by the Mac William Co, No.
80 Fifth avenue, New York city. Ad-
mystery incident In war and
IN love, are blended with the events
Of the early SOS, the whole developing
INTO a situation as novel in fiction as
t Is entertaining. The action of the
story keeps pace with the movements
Of the cavalry Of Virginia, from Bull
Run to the Opening of the Gettysburg
the story illustrating the |
experience of a man in the ranks, while |
here develops throughout an absorb |
ng love story, which eliminates to- |
wards the end of the book. The Spring |
ield Republican spoke of the author's |
EARLIER work as beyond question the |
pest story of the Civil War that has 1
appeared in recent years, and IT was /
# the opinion that veterans who took /
,art in the campaigns of the army /
Il the Potomac would follow every |
age with a bsorbed interest, so de-
allied and seemingly so accurate are /
he descriptions Of battlefelds, and of |
he positions occupied by the two ar
MES at different times. 1t is due to /
he authors power for graphic detail, /
nd his keen regard for the fears and 4
motions Of his hero, that his book /
ontains much Of the interest of a novel l
While containing more historical truth |