The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-03

lAe lIue OL lne feNOlutIOn. he also showed them documents in support of a claim to the ownership of the entire site of the City of Quebec. On their return to Boston these gentlemen made inqui- ries concerning the hermit, and found, through reliable sources, that his sto- " was in its essential feature entirely true.
 In that artistic and successful novel, ''The Pines of Lory," Mir. J. A. Mitchell hinges the interest of his story largely on the voluntary self-banishment of a French noble to lonely island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This bit of fan cy was publishtd long before the author letarned of this coincidence in real life, which gives fresh Confirmation to the adage about the relations of truth and fiction.
 A very cheerful book is Charles Bat tell Loomis' Cheerful Americans" [" published by Henry Holt & O., New York, and it is very comfortable book for the leisure hour. As is the cast with most of MT. Loomis' literary work the book is very entertaining. Cheerful Americans" has about a score of stor- ies. each separate and complete in itself. The brightest and most artistic one of the lot, perhaps, is the opening one "A Man of Putty" It is in MT. Loomis' best vein-a charming bit of work. Handsome Jack Tolmaeh, the hero of ths story, was certainly a decidedly cheerful American and Docey, the fla ther of the beautiful and fascinating Miss Irene, was as clay or putty in the hands of this masterful. cheerful man. MT. Tolmaeh and Mir. Docey meet by chance on a dusty road and MT. Tol- mach has it all his own way-takes pos session in fact of everything in sight that he wants, including Irene, whom he falls in live with at first sight. The tender passion took root simultaneously in the heart of the gentle and captivat- ing Irene, and after one days acquaint- ance the all conquering Tolmach pro- poses. Is accepted and then all is clear sailing, for the strangers credentials are all good as wheat-endorsed right up to the hub by telephone by his brother-in-law, the governor of the state. MT. Docey has nothing to do but to say bless you my children" and the wedding follows in due time. The New York Sun terms these stories "cheery, good natured yarns" and the Tribune in it's mention of the book finds them both 'tdrol and clever" and adds: 'He has found his types in the everyday Wolks of American life, and often gains his conlical effects merely by letting his personages speak for themselves, in ac- cents that are wholly familiar. At times he exaggerates, of course. Farce rather than comedy is his medium. But the main point is that he is unaffectedly funny, that he devises his little plots with light and sure hand, and enter tains us from beginning to end"
 Cheerful Americans''ttis well illus trated. For sale at Judas; price SIPS.
 William J. Longs delightful book '.Following the Deer" published by Ginn & Co, Boston, should have a my riad of readers both for it's artistic ex- cellence and the beauty and power of its appeal to all who love nature, partie- ularly in it's wildness far from the madding crowd" This charningly gotten ID little volume relates to the deer In the Maine woods and is fragrant with the charm of tn eforest in it's in- depreciation of the voices annd varying moods of nature. The author tells his woodland story most effectively. As says the New York Sun: &,
 Accepting the sentimental point of view that it is wrong to kill wild ani- nnals even for food. no more charming book can be imagined that William J. Longs Following the Deer" (Ginn & Co.) The author watched the deer in the Maine woods in all seasons He fol- lowed their trackks and watched their ways, and his account is as exciting as a detective story. The reader can- not help sharing his indignation at the wretched tricks of the unveracious backwoodsm who hunts merely for a bag, with total disregard of all rules of sportsmanship. MT. Long makes many novel observation on the habits of the deer and of the changes that come upon them when they are hunted. His story os the buck driven to bay is ex- tremely dramatic. The book first ap- Deeared as 8 Nature Reader:" it is now coDiously illustrated by Charles Copeland, but the pictures, though pret- ty. lack distinction. It certainly should attract every one cares for nature
 Following the Deer' is delightfully."- illustrated with fine drawings and mar ginal illustrations that embellish the s2aces that border the text. For sale by all booksellers.
 Doubleday, Page & Go. will soon pub fish Justus Miles Forman's new novel ''Monsigny" MT. Fornan.s successful novel Journeys End'' was illustrated in an attractive form by the same pub-, fishers, and gained a place on the list of best-selling books the past season. The former was the story of an Eng fish lord who won his way alone in America as playwright. while the new novel deals with the beautiful descend ant of famous French family and the granddaughter of nEnglish earl. and the complications following the false accusation by the man she loves. It is said to be much more ambitious ale | f lN-