Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-10-08

"The Adventures Of Gerard" Is the
title OF A. Conan DOyle's new book.
Miss Caroline Brown has sent the
manuscript Of her new book, ION the
we-a Trai," to the Macmillan Com
pany. 1t is a tale OF Indiana in the
closing years Of the revolution.
'The Pool in the Desert" is the title
of Mrs. Everard Cotes' Sarah Jeau-
nette Duncanl new volume OF short
stories which ID. Appleton & Co. viii
issue. There are four tales in all. each
said to be very interesting.
Myrtle Reeds new novel, "The
Shadow OF Victory" win be published
by G. P. Putnam's Sons As has been
announced. this Is a romance Of Fort
Dearborn. the little trading post from
which developed the city Of Chicago.
Bliss Carman's first book OF prose.
"The Kinship Of Nature" is announced
for early publication by L. c. Page &
Co. 1t VIII be followed Immediately
by "Sappho. One Hundred Lyrics"
with an introduction by Charles G, d.
Roberts.
"Ferns." by Dr. @. E. Waters. Ph.D..
Johns Hopkins university. Is to be
brought out shortly by Henry Holt &
Co. The book describes all the ferns
in the northwestern States and is In
tended to cover the same territory as
Gray's Manual"
Arthur Severn, the artist who mar
rled Ruskin's cousin and ward, Miss
Joan Ruskin Agnew. has nearly COM
pleted his ''Recollections OF Ruskln,"
which should prove interesting. con.
sldering the authors intimate associa.
ton with Ruskin and his great talent
as q raconteur.
The Macmillan Company have Just
published new abridgement Of Lin
CARDS well-known History Of Eng
land" brought down to the present.
An abridgement Of this book has for
fifty years been used In most OF the
Catholic schools of Great Britain as
the textbook in English history.
1t is understood that Samuel Merwin
Is completing new novel, which will
be called His Little World" This
story Is described as including the
presentation Of an original and strik-
ing character-a real man doing a
mans work In the stirring shipping
and lumber life of Lake Michigan.
During one of his recent wanderIngs
abroad Clifton johnson visited the
County Of Wiltshire. where he secured
twenty-five Of the finest pictures of
nature and rural life These photo
graphs win be used to illustrate the
new edition Of Richard Jefferies' WELL
known work, wild Life in a Southern
Village" which Little, Brown s Co.
VIII publish under the title, "An Eng
nsh Village"
An important little volume Is an
nounced by Houghton, Miftiin & Co.,
by the late George s. Morrison, former
ly president Of the American Society
of Civil Engineers and cIassmate and
close friend Of John Fiske. "The New
Epoch as Developed in the Manufac.
ture Of Power is the comprehensive
title Of the essay, which bids Isir to
arouse no little interest among scicn-
lists and others.
James Otis Kaler, better known as
James Otis, the writer of stories for
young people, is now at work on his
book, which is to be pub |
lished by ]. B. Lippincott Company.
When 1t is added that all the Otis
books are yet on sale, it can be under.
stood that the author has made 10 fail |
ures In the enormous amount Of work |
performed. The new story from Mr..
Otis is to be called. probably, "Ths
Treasure Hunters"