Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-11-18

In the Public Library among the
books which appeal to the reader are
to be found:
UNDER THE ROSE.
This story of Francis l of France aud
Charles V of Austria and Spain, OF
Anne of Poitiers, of Catherine de
Medioi and of Queen Eleanor of
France, a story of Dukes Fool and
Court Jestress-bears in its worn
covers the best test of its popularity.
Though not of the newest fiction, it is
the kind of romance that never grows
old, ard if one cares for historical fic-i
tion-the kind that keeps one holding
ones bresth-then let Under the Rose
be his next selection from the library.
BREwsTERs' MILLIONS.
Today, when the getting and spend
ing of money is the popular theme of
newspaper and novel writer's, Brew
sters' Millions, which tells of the
troubles young man had in spending
one million dollars in years time
under various restrictions and under
oath to tell no one, not even his
fiancee, as to his reasons for the APP
parently foolish expenditure of the
fortune, in order to inherit seven mill
lions willed him by jealous and
eccentric uncle-makes good reading.
1t is by Richard Greaves and is by no
means the least good of that popular
authors books.
THE CHOIR INVISIBLE.
Anyone will read and with much de-
light this book by James Lane Allen.
The great awakening of John Gray
comes to him in love which is for
hidden. Had Jessica been less wo-
mana womanly woman, their lives
would have ended in tragedy. Men
usually are weak in the minor affairs
of life; but where the heart is right,
where it is true, the love of good
woman will inevitably guide him safe
ly. Though there we're barriers in
seperable, just such friend was Mrs.
Falconer to John Gray. Her cheering
words made his courage holder, his
resolution stronger. He felt her
presence and feeling It cuuiSape -
silver lining in the darkest cioudN
When the parting of the ways came,
three tragedies presented themselves
TO him. SO after mingling of selfish
and unselfish motives which are like
mixed blood of the heart itself, he
chose the third tragedy-the silence
that would at least leave them blame
less. The book is beautiful beyond
compare in its fine diction-its artistic
word paining.
THE HOUSE BOAT on THE sTYx.
1t is not my intention to follow the
divers doings of the Associated
shades" in the House Boat on the
Styx, by ]. Kendrick Bangs. From
casual perusal of its pages, however
it would seem that Hamlet was indeed
wise to weigh so thoughtfully the
question of ''to be, or not TO be-"
His dread of "that undiscovered
country from whose bourne no traveller
ever returns" proves it is better to
bear our earthly ills, than to sleep and
perchance to dream dreams after we
shuttle off this mortal coil.
Judging from Mr.. Bangs account of
the departed, their "shsdes" live on,
and continue TO "chew the rag with
each other-as in their earthly pill
grimage."
George Washington celebrates his
birthday, and has as an honored guest
one Christopeo Columbus-He, Chris
topher, gets up considerable feeling
over a printed remark of Confucius,
who also was a guest-"No," replies
Columbus, 81 am not Jealms of Wash
ington. He is the father of his coun-
try and | am not. only discovered
the orphan, Mouchausan Nspolesn
Bonsparte and Dirgauese we're also
guests on this occasion. Again we
find Shakespeare, DR.. Johnson, Sir