Evening journal., 1904-09-28
LITERARY WORLD

An amusing evidence of Chicago's
bitter jealousy of New York is found
In the attitude OF Chicago papers to-
ward Rupert Hughes "The Real New
York" IL will be remembered that
one Of the party of visitors to Manhat-
tan is Chicago man who regards the
Windy city as a ne plus ultra, but Is
given a course of treatment that con-
vinces him of New York's superiority
even in wickedness. Well, of course.
Il may be a mere coincidence, but while
the book has been reviewed and dis
cussed by the papers Of every city,
from Boston to New Orleans and San
Francisco, never a word has appeared
In any Chicago paper However. the
book seems to advertise ITSELF for its
Chicago sales are even comparatively
large, despite the probability that no
patriotic Chicagoan buys Il openly.
Fifteen short stories, excellently IL
lustrated, eighteen portrait art studies.
and fascinating fireside-scene cover
by Widney, are the offerings of the
october Red Book now on the news
stands Forrest Crssey leads the num-
Der with a country boy" story entitled
Cock o. the Walk" Henry Gallup
Paine relates an amusing episode Of
seashore courtship called "A Nara
gansett Castaway;" Charles Belmont
Davis, in "Mr. Bluebeard Of Bellos-
guardo," tells a story Of artist life in
Italy; THE Bullet" by Adeline Knapp,
Is mystic story involving a failure Of
memory and a reversion to childhood;
Harriet A. Nash, I'm "A Later Genera
tion" contributes one Of her charm
ing stories of simple life; Anne Warner
tells a tale of deft matchmaking in
"The Rehabilitation of Adonis," and
there are nine other stories no less ap-
pealing in their subject matter and
their literary excellence.
There will be much food for thought
for wide-awake girls and boys in George
Bthelbert Walkers article in the
October st. Nicholas, entitled What
a Lump Of Coal Could Do" He shows
that a small lump OF coal, suddenly
converted into steam, il its energy were
utilized, would be sufficient to run an
electric motor full OF passengers two
and half miles at the rate OF twenty
mile san hour, or would carry a train of
ordinary cars and a heavy Pullman
miles an hour, or wOud carry a train Of
an hour. The article will prove an in
teresting exposition of the transforma-
tion wrought in the labor field by mans
utilization Of coal and its latent pow
ers.
Phillips announce among
their publications for the fall season
the following books: The History of the
Standard OIL Company by Ida NJ. Tar
bell; Double Harness. by Anthony
Hope; In the Closed Room. by Frances
Hodgson Burnett; The Brethren, by II.
Rider Haggard The Mountains, by
Stewart Edward White; Blazed Trail
Stories, by Stewart Edward White:
The House Of Fulhlment, by George
Madden Martin; Far From the Madden
ing Girls, by Guy Wetmore Caryl: Lit
tie Citizens, by Myra Kelley; Debon-
aire, by w. f. Payson; Cabbages and
Kings, by O. Henry; Indian Fights and
Fighters, Cyrus Townsend Brady; An
drea-the Tribulations Of a Child, from
the Danish of Karin Michaelis, trans
lated by j. n. Laurvik; War and Peace,
by Tolstoy, translated by Mrs. Car
nett; The Little Grey House, by Mar
ION Ames Iaggart; Granny's Wonder
ful Chair. by Francis Browne. with an
Introduction by Frances Hodgson Bur
nett The Americans by Hugo Nuns
terburg; Russian Literature by Prince
Kropotkn French Home Cooking, by
Berthe Julienne Low; The Secret of
] Popularity, by Emily Holt; The Court
ships of Queen Elizabeth. by Martin
| Hume' The Homestead, Vol. / in the
Country Home Series. by f. p. Pow
ell; McClure's Children Annual for 1905;
and Monsieur Duptn. reprint of Poe's
mystery tales. with fine Illustrations by
c. r. Macauley.
Some men can learn enough in few