The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-28
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON

sPoIe Baker" by Will HarbeB-"The
 Travelling Thirds" by Gertrude Ath-
 ertOn-sFhe Grappie," by Grace Mac
 GOwan Cooke-"The Joys of Friend ship,n by Mary AIIette Ayer-VariOus
 Books for Boys-ForsheOming Books
 November Magazines.
 'Pole Baker" by Will N. Harben, published by Harper and Brothers, is very happy story, interesting and en- tertaining and likewise amusing. MT. Harben has selected one of the minor personages of his former highly popu- lar story, "Abner Daniel as the chief character of his new novel. Pole Ba- kerr is a story of the mountaineers of Georgia and Pole makes a mighty good central figure. Pole at the start on is thus presented: "The tall country man, .about thirty-five years of age, without a coat, his coarse cotton shirt open at the neck. slouched hat on his massive head and his tattered trousers stuffed into the tops of his high boots, came in. He wore brown, sweeping mustache, and his eyebrows were unusually heavy. On the heel of his right boot he wore an old riding spur very loosely strapped" This de- scription explains him thoroughly. He is the rustic, humorous philosopher of A. }rsEp Txr11n : nothing, the rough, kindly man whom every one likes and who is chiefly in- strumental in bringing the story to a happy conclusion.
 siPole Baker, is, moreover, an illtte- rate and quaint chap, but he knows 'twhat's what when it comes to com mon sense and ready wit. He is also d born fighter, ready for a battle when his temper is reused. He is also gen. erous and tender as we'll as fierce, and lie proves to be a wise counsellor, capital story teller and friend. There is, moreover, a good love story, with happy ending, woven into the tale, in which young couple in the course of their true love, encounter big obstacles which would daunt many, but which they triumphantly surmOunt. MT. Harber writes of the Georgians from personal knowledge and observation. and the reader of Pole Baker" will hang on to the book with relish until 1t is finished. Price $1.5O. For sale by the Pease-Lewis Go.
 Tn "The Travelling Thirds" Gertrude Atherton (Harper and Brothers) sup plies one of the most enjoyable books of the season She has, as most will agree, told no more brilliant or capti- yating story than this. The Moultons resolve to include Spain in their Euro pean trip, even if they have to travel tlird-class. The brilliant sunshine brings about kind of love-madness among the sober Americans and they become intriguers in a land of in- trigues. This is no story of tourist travel although much of interest about the country that IS reliable is in- 'aattesrruven, f6f-frS Atherton knows the Spanish land well. The party consists of a MT. and Mrs. Moulton, their two adult daughters, Lydia, a beauty, and Janet, her older sister, and Catalina Shore, tileir cousin, a handsome young California girl. By happy caprice of chance, they meet Captain James Brassy Over, an English army officer who is following the same route. Sen timental complications follow. A filir of adventure is furnished by the ar dent attentions of a handsome, impress eionable Spanish peasant, who misun- derstands the fiirtatious encourage rnent of Lydia's eyes and manner, a manner over-emphasized by her impet- uous revolt against a too close chaper. orage and a youthful fling at the fami- Iy's slavish devotion to social cOnven tions; she is not only beautiful but ar independent creature, wholly unconven. tional She has a slight mixture of Spanish and she graces the story ad, mirably and gives to it much of it genuine heart interest and exciting sit. uations. Catalina is the owner If z ranch of 50000 acres. She care. bored with conventions that are as the wine of life to the Moultons, carins more for a gallop on her mustang thar for any phase of the thing folks cal society"
 The book is full of happy, bright crit icism and characterization. and there is constant flow of gaiety that i: spontaneous, while the narrative k never dull for a moment. Price $1.50 For sale by the Pease-Lewis Co.
 ''The Grapple," published by l.. Page and Company, Boston, is rous ing story, by Grace MacGowan Cooke of a strike in the Illinois coal region It is the history of man, Marl Strong, owner of the Two Brothers mine, who, having come up from tn; miners pick, having the profoundes sympathy for the men, the union ant all 1t stands for, has done much for la Dor, yet single-handed and alone sue cessfully withstood the encroachment of the mine workers union and tn unjust demands of the leaders, It re veals 8 good general knowledge of la bor conditions and problems, and tn theme is we'll handled. The BostoI Advertiser we'll says of it: "Hoy Mark Strong, sfngle-handed, resisted fierce encroachments of the min workers union, and how, equal sy1 111 inc arI Errl7