The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-20

pected on. every trip. The story is de-
signed especially for boys and girls.
1t is a wholesome, exhilarating ro-
nance of healthy and fair-minded
people. But while it is designed pri-
marily for youth, the mature can read
it with pleasure and profit. The par
allels drawn are instructive, and the
history recalled is refreshing. There is
adventure enough to please the strenu-
Gus, and philosophy enough for the Sc
date. The book should prove a favorite
with parents who carefully select
books for their children, and with
youths whose minds are not abnormal
ly excited.
To Windward. BY Henry c. Rowland.
Green cloth; pp. $50. New York:
A. 5. Barnes & Co., ,156 Fifth avenue.
Price, $3.50.
DR.. Rowland is fairly well known as
a writer of clever short stores If his
first novel is an earnest of the literary
merit that is in him, the reading world
will hear more of him, to it's pleasure.
ITO Windward" suggests the sea, and
beating against the wind; and the
suggestion is not disappointed in the
book. We have the hero on a yacht
some time, and again beating ito
windward" in the shifting scenes of
metropolitan life. 1t is a story of
freshness, of sustained interest and of
action. The hero's life's voyage is
filled with stirring incidents. How it
ends, the reader of the narrative must
determine for himself. incidentally it
is worth mentioning that the Barnes
people are this season sending out
some of the handsomest books in a
particularly handsome company. There
probably never was a time when so
much attention was given to the max
ing of pretty books, looking at them
merely as books.
A Failure. BY Charles Bloomingdale,
Jr. Philadelphia: j. B. Lippincott
Co. Price, $1.25.
This is really a book of six short
stories; one, however, as long as the
five others put together. The longest,
which give it's title to the book. is the
narrative of the youngster who began
life "a failure" according to the opin-
ion of the doctor. but eventually out
lined his handicap. The other stories
are such scraps as a newspaper man
might be expected to pick up during
his rounds of duty and elaborate at odd
times. While MIR. Bloomingdale's new
book is not brilliant, it is well written
and very readable. The volume is at
tractively made, and the illustrations,
by v. Floyd Campbell, are better than
the average.
Florida, Its History and Its Romance.
BY George r. Fairbanks, MA. jack
sonville, Fla: H. and w. B. Drew
Company.
This is the third revised edition of
Maj. Fairbanks excellent school his
tory of Florida. 1t is exhaustive and
yet concise. In style it is easy and
graceful, making the study of history
rather a pleasure than a task. This
third edition brings the history down
to 1904. and illustrates the great fire
at Jacksonville. 1t is a valuable school
work.
Twentieth Century Money Law. BY
Timothy Wright. New York: Peter
Eckier publisher, 35 Fulton street.
Price, so cents.
Mr. Wright is deep student of the
money question. Since 1897 he has
been engaged in writing this book,
which explains his theories and gives
his reasons for certain reforms sug-
gested. The book will doubtless prove
helpful to those who are interested in
the study of the philosophy of money