The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-16
ENTERTAINING BOOKS
AND WRITERS OF TO-DAY
BY PAUL pRY.

One OF the most valuable as well as
interesting symposiums ever written was
begun recently in the New York American
upon the subject Problem of Success for
Young Men and How to Solve It." The
first article In the series was published
the past week, though the most peril
nent, and incisive article on the subject
was an editorial comment on a recent
speech made by the venerable Senator
Hoar, giving 'Thoroughness" as his idea
OF the secret Of success. The disposition
to take time to do things well.
The second In the series is by Thomas
F. Walsh He says, II believe that a
young man just starting in life can find
no more promising field than in our west
ern states, and thoroughly agree with a
very prominent philanthropist and So
biologist who recently said, addressing a
large number of young men. Get land
Go out into the westl There are snow
capped mountains, spread with tall pines.
and there are green valleys and swift
running water. Get land with coal under
1t. Get pasture land. where cattle can be
grazed. Get meadow land and tilIable
land 1t seems to me this is the very
best advice for the youths of this vicin-
ity. Article III. will be written by the
Right Reverend Frederick Dan Hunting
ton, Episcopal bishop of central New
York; and the next by Lewis Nixon, who
is one Of the most successful shipbuild-
ers In the country. Mr.. Nixon will treat
of the possibilities of shipbuildIng.
1t has been a long time. since any book
aroused such extensive public interest as
THE Woman Who Tolls" which has al
ready gone into a second edition. 1t Ia
the actual experiences of two gentle
women-Mrs. John Van Voorst and Mrs.
Marie Van Yoorst-as factory girls In va
rious cities Mr.. Roosevet's vigorous
predatory letter points out the race
suicide" danger disclosed by the facts Of
the text, which also bear largely on the
recent movement. north and south,
against child labor.
1t Is said that an astute bookseller re-
marked recently of Frank Norris's re-
markable book-"The Pit" that justice
had not been given the book in over
emphasizing the Epic of the Wheat
side. While 1t is considered one of the
very best pictures yet given of active
American business life and the over
whelming current of speculation into
which the strong man, like Curtis Jad-
win, is apt to find himself drawn. Never
theless, says the bookseller, There are
two hundred thousand more people who
would want it 4 lney knew that it was
the most remarkable picture of a womans
love that has been published in years"
Edna byall the English writer, who
died at Eastbourne, England, last month,
was the author of "Won by Waiting"
which she wrote when she was only eigh-
teen years Of age. This was followed
shortly by Donovan" and few books
were more popular in their day. Her
more recent books were the Knight
Errant" and THE Hardy Norseman"
Her real name was Ada Allen Bayley,
but, it is said owing to her intense desire
to avoid publicity she adopted nom de
plume.
THE Great Boer War" by A. Conan
Doyle, found among the spring announce
ments, gives a detailed account of all the
interesting events, from the taking of
Pretoria to the signing of the peace in
May. 1902. From the prominence of DR..
Doyle 1t is not too much to say that this
volume will be accepted as the standard
history of the Boer war A recent re-
viewer says: "The author is a master of
the art of war and analyses every cam
paign, retreat or skirmish with consum-
mate skill. The general reader will be as
interested in 1t as the historian, and both
will find it, of all works which have been