The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-24
West in early days. Published by BObbs-

toT as might be supposed. but is NllpuF
Aldrich. and his is theoretical rather
than practical treatise. setting forth a
Pet theory of the authors. Il Is stated
with d0smatic dlrectueSs and in very
formal manner. which facts detract some
what from !ts interest for the general
reader. Published by the Grafton Press
New York
Rossiter Johnson's Alphabet OF Rhet-
oric" Is one more addition 70 the very
many modern books upon the use OF Eng
lish. It contains much that IS interesting.
but little that Is new. Published by the
ApQIetons.
''AntiEone." an account OF the U-esenta-
tIon Of the "Antigone" OF Sophocles at
tho Leland Stanford University. is beau
tifully prepared book containing essays
upon several phases OF the tragedy. and
exceptionally handsome photographs OF
the university cast In lse the play Was
c.sborately produced AZ Stanf-- In the
original Greek and with Aendelssohn
choral music. and the book IS designed as
a souvenir. Published by Paul Elder &
90.
Public interest in things Philippine Jus
titles the painstallins wo-k OF Theodore
W Noyes I'm his presentation Of Oriental
America and Its Problems conspicuous
for its COnciseness. lucidity and wealth OF
information. II Is 4 small book. but com
prehcnsiye and most informing Its dis
Cussions Of this country's Philippine pol
icy are perhaps less absorbing to-day than
they would have been eighteen months
ago. but the Philippines local problems
are freshly interesting. Judd & Detweiler'
publishers.
a number OF years ago J. C. Francis
began 10 make funny sketches of cats and
other animals. but especially OF cats. Just
10 I'LL in some odd moments in dlngy
business Office. soon his cats had attract
ed an admiring public. appearing as they
did in the St Nicholas magazine. together
with a good quality OF jingles. To the
original sketches and jingles some new
and equally good ores have been added.
and the whole are published in book form
under the title OF Cheerful Cats" These
cats may be recommended TO old people
as well as young; that is. assuming the
old people have a normal sense OF the
ridiculous. Published by the Century
Doctor s. Weir Mitrhelrs Little sto-
ries'' are snapshots at some Of the curious
problems and conditions Of life. in the in
cisive and sympathetic style which dis
tingulshes his writings. These stories are.
as it we're. pellets OF moral philosophy
coated with fiction; strong, yet good 10 the
taste. Some Of them have been previously
published In current periodicals. Century
Company
A book to delight the bIbliophile Is the
descriptive work Of Hamilton Wright Ma
bic. 'BacbVTouuds Of Literature" How
ever We may like or dislike the somewhat
autocratic Mr. Mabie. We must Pcrforce
iird interest in this series OF chapters on
Wordsworth. Emerson. Scott. Irving and
other great poets and prose writers: in
which he he's endeavored. and with some
success. 10 place behind each writer the
/ background Of landscape - the physical
background or back ground OF nature
which most affected his Imagination and
gave color % his work. II Is the lake
country behind Wordsworth. the Concord
atmosphere for Emerson. Weimar for
Goethe. Thcrc is the Washington Irving
country and "the land OF Scott" ASIDE
from its merely descriptive quality the
work might be called a series OF studies
IN literary conditions. a reading con-
vincss that the writer's heart was in his
traitors accompany the text. Published by
the Outlook Company.
II. Rider Haggard. somewhat subdued
and spiritualized. comes to US with a
problem novel. Stella Fregelius'; the
problem being that OF conflict. unusual.
but real. as II Is made 10 seem. between
a departed and n present personality. OF
which the battle-ground is an aching hu-
man heart and the prize its complete
possession; 4 conflict. also. Of spiritual
desire and earthly duty. The weird and
characteristics feature OF this story Is the
'aerophone" n Hagrard cuntrivance
somewhat on the order Of the wireless
telegraph. by which the living arc e.
ab!ed % commune with departed person
alities. The customary action and eN-
citing incidents Of the HagEard books are
lacking On this, but the interest is fairly
well sustained. Published by Longmans
Doctor Adolph Roeder's Letters TO My
som IS a little volume containing twelve
dissertations upon the Bible II possesses !
the interest OF a new point OF view clothed
in quaint and attractive sentences. It's |
object appears 90 be 10 simplify and place
within the reach Of the general reader
critical and technical discussions. In tone /
the letters arc orthodox. IN the ordinary I.
acceptation OF the term: but the reason !
ing Is individual and not Of the usual or Z
der. Published by Nurc Lacet Press.
Notes About Books and Writers.
With "Elizabe;h's Chggm-StrinE." Miss |
Cora p. Forbes Of -. Louis makes her in /
ltiaI appearance before the public. and Of 1
fers 10 young readers an interesting group I
of quaint cid LEGENDS presented IN a very |
original manner. Miss - comes of /
mixed Scotch. English and Dutch stock. I
4 Dutch ancestor assisted in the erection !
Of Fort Orange. near Albany. and Stats /
burgh on the Hudson River bears his /
name 10 this dag. She was born and cdu- |
Gated I'm ST. Louis and her father. Doctor |
Isaiah Forbes. was. during two genera |
tious. largely instrumental In placing the l
public-school system OF ST. Louis on the 1
high plane where It now stands.
Molly ElHot seawell. who Il a great 4
friend and admirer OF Cardinal Gibbons. |
made special trip from Neuhein. where |
she spent the summer, TO call on his Emil I
uence at Rome at the time OF the Pope's /
funeral 1t Is said that Cardinal Gibbons 4
read ''The Fortunes OF Fin" Miss SEA-
wells new novel. in manuscript form. and /
that he laughed heartily over the inter I
view OF the little French heroine with I
Pope Plus VII. The Cardinal is a /
frequent visitor at Miss Seawelrs Wash .
ington home.
The line OF difference between an artists .
most conscientious work and the more 1
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