The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-28
OBLIGATIONS
1E OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF THE SEASON.

Twain-SOme of the Many Forth
 coming aOOks-The January Maga-
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 Mark Twain's brilliant and bitter satire, King Leopold's soliloquy," pub nshed by the P. R. Warren Co.,, Boston, pictures dreadful conditions which have existed in the Congo state. This is little booklet which no one can read without admiring and sympathizing with its humanitarian object. The hor- TOTS suffered are viyidly depicted and with caustic pen.
 Among the new books to see the light during the next twelve months the Hampers promise three of no little interest and importance-viz.: a life of the great actor, Sir Henry Irving, memoirs of George Du Maurier, irn- mortal creator of Trilby, and the au- tobiography of General Lew Wallace, author of the most phenominal seller among the novels of the generation. Ben Hur." In addition, though all the titles are not given out, the same house foreshadows books of fiction by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, Mrs. Humphrey Ward, Robert Kitchens, Theodore Watts-Dunton, Anthony Hope, Margaret Deland, Mary E. Will kins Freemen, Gertrude Atherton, Margaret Potter, and lesser persons, besides volumes by Henry James, w. D. Howells, H. M. Alden, A. c. Swim burne, Professor Lounsbury, Ernest Haecl0el, and others of the serious life.
 The Frederick A. Stokes company announces three novels for February publication, in which 1t has considera- bIe faith. There is a new Marchmont book, By Wit of Woman" while Har- old Bindloss, well known to English readers, is to have his first book pub iished in America, "Alton of Somasco," a story of adventure in the early days of British Columbia, and there is young American writer-a Yale grad uate now practicing law in New York
 who makes his debut with a story of business and political life, similar in color if not in theme to "The Honora- ble Peter Stirling" The book will be called Huntington, jr.'
 Dodd, Mead Co. have down for pub lication 8 charming love story by s. Macnaughton, the author of ''The For tune of Christina Macnab" The title tale, entitled "A Lame Dogs Diary" has its scenes laid in 8 quaint village In England, the hunnor of whose folk, 1t is said, reminds one very muct. O. Mrs. GaskelPs "Cranford."
 For the January McClure's Lincoln Steffens writes of Mayor Mark Pagan, of Jersey City; Ray Stannard Baker presents the third article of his series. .srTne Railroads on Trail" and Henry Beach Needham in an article illustrated with rare portraits and photographs of MT. Roosevelt tells of the routine of the Presidents life, of the marvellous !. amount of work he manages to ac- Econplish in a brief time, and of the diversity of his interests. The Remi- niscences of Carl Schurtz'' continue, dealing with the vital events from which the present German Empire drew its life, Stewart Edward White begins a. new series of short stories, woven together by a slight chain of narratives with the title Arizona Nights"
 Robert Burr, H. G. Wells, F. Anstey. Florence Warden and Morley Roberts are among the popular writers for the 14i1 Ia ovyka (ToolIaY.xyN Af &I,a Strand Magazine. The mutiny on the Russian battleship Potemkin is a story of intense dramatic interest and is to be continued in the next issue of the magazine. The growing use of roofs as playgrounds, and Mr. Covers account of the Authorizations of the hasheesh native preparation of plant called Indian hemp, are vivid and instructive. The result of the photographic prize competition is announced with hand some illustrations. The new series of celebrities, with their portraits, deals with Mark Twain and Henrik Ibsen, and there are the usal departments of Curiosities and Wonders of the World.
 All the fiction in the January Outing Is of the. best sort. Casper Whitney ranks the college football elevens, Ralph D. Paine writes of the college and school, and James Locke gives a vivid description of the oriental New Years festival. Allen True furnishes story in pictures consisting, as 1t does, of four great human interest studies, in colors, of pi- oneer life. Arthur Chapman contri- butes an appreciative estimate of Jim Bridger, that master trapper and trail-maker, who was the first white man to gaze on the Great Salt lake. There are several features of direct appeal to sportsmen: Days With the Southern Quail by H. S. Garfield; How Field Trials Influence the Breed ing of Settlers and Pointers,' by Charles B. Cooke. Lynn Bogue Hunt and Clarence Deming, in the Rod and Gun department, tell how to feed feathered game in winter and how to fish on the ice. Outing blossoms out in a. new cover of exceptional attractive ness and its entertaining text is illum- mated iby illustrations in color, in half tone, In black and white and in photo- graveur which would be credit to any periodical.
 E. $. Nadal, who knew Henry Irving usa7I mrifinor of him in tho Tap11ory