Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27

Ballarat, there to witness the feyerish
scene of gold digging. Finally there is
brief sojourn the battlefield before Sc
vastopol. where Denis Dent and his rival
fight a strange duel by exposing themselves
intrepidly to the Russian fire and counting
death that the survival of either may solve
the problem created by the villainy of one
and the misfortunes of the other. The tale
rises to dramatic climax and reaches
satisfactory conclusion. 1t may be mention
ed incidentally that Denis strikes it rich at
Ballarat, through the kindness of
stranger, who gives him his partly worked
claim on being summoned home to Eng
land. Later Denis meets this kind stranger
in London and does not know that he has
become a great parsonage. Mr.. Hornung
will not tell the reader either. So there is
an unsolved mystery in the book after all.
1t Is story to cause much burning of OIL
FOOD AND COOKERY FOR THE SICK
AND CONVALESCENT. By Fannie Mer
rift Farmer, author of 1.-The Boston Cooking
School Book &c. Boston: Little, Brown &
Co.
The day CT the old-fashioned cook, who
went "by guess" has passed in such
degree that the new scientific cook, who
goes by rule, and who knows the basic
principles Of ingredients and the needs of
the body, no longer stands apologetically
begging for hearing Especially in the
matter of cooking for invalids is the scien-
tific phase of housewifery well established.
This books is an evidence of the thorough
ness with which the subject has been
studied by the cooks and the physicians.
Two fundamental ideas prevail, first, that
the kitchen must supplement the medicine
chest. second, that the invalids food must
be so prepared as to tempt the tagging APP
petite. Thus the recipes given here are
not only classified according to the dietary
demands of disease, but embrace helpful
suggestions for shaping and serving dishes
In attractive novel styles Illustrations aid
the reader in understanding the text.
THE SPORTING DOG. By Joseph A. Graham.
Illustrated. New York: The Macmillan Com
pany.
All lovers of dogs, whether they be sports
men or not, will greatly enjoy this book.
For 1t is written by lover of dogs, one
who has studied their moods and knows
their traits and has Furthermore G. fund
of knowledge about their training and
breeding to make his writings on the sub
ject especially attractive to a special class.
He prefaces his work with this brief note:
ITO the Makers of this Book:
ION a Virginia day in the winter of 1863
human mite peeped through a fence of
chestnut rails at the concord Of redhot
confederate landowner and a federal off,
Ger over an old white setter and a bevy
Every year since the pupil has been under
the tuition of men who know sporting dogs.
Amateurs. professionals, scientists, market
hunters, dog thieves, fancy fanciers, jurists,
loafers and clubmen; bluenoses, tarheels,
boosters, Canadians, Britfshers, Germans
populiStS and sQuawmen-for the unfailing
indulgence with which they have dimin-
ished his ignorance he tenders acknowl-
edgment"
The book Is largely technical, describ-
ing breeds with painstaking care, telling Of
certain celebrated champions, discoursing
upon points" and performances, and CIV
ing advice as to the selection and the train
ing and use of sporting dogs. The breeds
and lines are classified by chapters, while
a large part Of the book. which is admira-
bly, illustrated, Is devoted to special arti-
cles and sketches The volume forms an
especially valuable and attractive member
of the American Sportsman's Library. edit
ed under the supervision Of Mr.. Caspar
Whitney. editor Of Outing. This library is
to comprise twenty volumes. this work now
in hand being in the series of ten.
THE NARROW GATE. By Charles NJ Shell
don. author Of "In His Steps," &c. Chicago:
Advance Publishing Company.
Rev. Charles Sheldon of Topeka, Kan,
has heretofore attracted widespread atten-
ton by his serial sermons Of a literary
character. His addresses which formed the
exceptionally popular "In His Steps were
thus delivered and we're so successful in at
tracing churchgoers that the enterprise
was repeated. In the fall of 1892 another
series Of pulpit talks was given. this time
with temperance work as the subject. The
installments were read as chapters to the
Sunday evening congregation and now are
printed in book form. The story is con-
tinuous and is constructed upon conven-
t.onal lines of novel making. The trials
and final triumphs of temperance workers
are depicted, while a love theme Is develop
Ell to happy conclusion. The story Is not
especially significant save for the crcum-
stances of it's first telling but it is such
wholesome reading that its occasional
lspses from the accepted standards of novel
writing are to be overlooked. 1t Is an
enlarged tract of especial interest.
POETS OF THE SOUTH, a Series of Bio
graphical and Critical Studies. with Typical
Poems. Annotated. By T. " N. Painter. AM,
DID,, professor Of Modern Languages in Roa-
noke College. New York: American Book Com
pany.
An impression appears to prevail in the
northern states of this country that, with
the exception of Poe, the south has not
produced a single poet worthy of a place
in the galaxy of American literary mon
Of first order. Poe's name is, of course,
familiar to all, and Sidney Lanier is known
to a smaller circle, while that of Henry
Timrod is properly appreciated in a still
more restricted field. and that of Paul
Hamilton Hayne and that of Abram J.
Father) Ryan are here and there recog-
nized readily as worthy of high place. But,
as Prof. Painter says in this book, there
is not a sufficiently general understanding
of the relative position of these poets in
the great scheme of American literature,
and even in the south, where 1t would
naturally be supposed they would be rich
ly appreciated, they are but little read.
His purpose, therefore, Is to set forth these
five poets, properly exemplifying their es
sential characteristics by means of selec-
tons. In his essay on the minor poets of
the south he includes the names of many
others, whose fame is little more than local.
Portraits Of the five add to the value of
the book.
Notes Of Books and Authors.
A question has arisen in England regard
ing the question Of the recognition of au-
thors by the state which cannot become
acute in this country. Some authors are