Evening star., 1905-11-11

member, Uncle Peter Warren, Was loQua-
cioua enough for all, but he did not count;
save as he made amusement for some and
trouble for others. Paul Warren was one
OF those who felt the freshening influence
of this life-giving breath from the south
the girl being the while unconscious Of the
great part she was playing In the drama
Another loved her, less tenderly and less
truly, and his ungoverned passion came
close to the point of tragedy
The story Is charming In Its style and
breathes Of the sea In all its moods. 1t Is
a tale to delight all who have ever stood
on the shore and watched the meeting OF
the skies and waters.
EGYPT. BURMA AND BRITISH MALAY
STA. BY William Eleroy Curtis. author
of .sThe Turk and His Lost Provinces.
&c. Illustrated. New York: fiemlns
H. Revell Company. Washington:
woodward & Lothrop.
Mr. Curtis newspaper letters, which have
appeared in The Star. are being made UP
from time to time into books Of travel,
which serve the excellent purpose OF pre-
serving these valuable contributions to the
current of general information The latest
volume thus to be produced assemblies all
that Mr.. Curtis wrote in Egypt. Burma and
British Malaysia in the course of his re-
cent trip around the world. The first
named country Is given the greater portion
OF the space for Mr.. Curtis found there
more that was of immediate interest to the
touring journalist than elsewhereS The
peculiar political and industrial problems
that Egypt presents are clearly explained
and the physical aspect of the country Is
described in this writer's most vivid and
picturesque style. Some highly entertain
ing matter appears in the course of the
chapters on Burma, especially in relation
to the eccentricities of King Thebaw, de-
posed by the British government. The
concluding chapter of the book, on eastern
official salaries, contains much statistical
information bearing in a way upon Ameri-
can problems in the Philippines. The book
Is handsomely illustrated with reproduced
photographs.
TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS; New Stories
of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chand-
ler Harris. Illustrated by A. B. Frost,
J. M. Conde and Frank Verbeck. New
York: Mcclure, Phillips & Co. Wash
fngton: Woodward & Lothrop.
In the course of time Uncle Remus' little
boy to whom he told all the delightful
animal tales that have appeared In various
books in the past, grew to manhood, beyond
the reach of the old chronicler. although
Remus went to the city to live with the
family. Then In the course Of another time
this little boy" had grown to manhood
and married. and the whole family moved
second '1ittle boy came to the household.
Remus watched his growth with great In
terest. for he looked forward to the day
when he might have his original little
boys own son to talk to and entertain. But
there were difficulties, for as the child grew
his mothers unwise discipline cramped him
in body and spirit. and 1t required some
strategy on the part of his grandmother,
Mis- Sally and Remus himself to secure
the youngsters emancipation. At last Re-
mus had his way, and the boy was allowed
to visit him and listen to his wonderful
tales, and ride on the corn wagon with him
and otherwise expand his soul IN the sun
light Of the venerable philosophers joviaI
nature.
And these are the tales he told this second
little boy" tales of the rabbit and the
fox, the wolf and the bear, the dog and the
turkey, the crow and the buzzard, and
some humans who We're taught valuable
lessons by the CRITTERS" The pictures are
OF that same welcome kind that marked
the earliest Remus books, most of them
by Mr.. Frost, without whose contributions
Remus book would be seriously lacking.
If it were not contrary to the course of
nature one might hope that Uncle Remus
would live to tell tales to third little
boy" after he has brought this one through
the dear days of romance. For there is
always a rare treat whenever Mr.. Harris
opens another of his wonder-boxes.
UNDERs GUIDING STARS, a Massachu-
sets Story Of the Century End. BY
Agnes Blake Poor, author Of Boston
Neighbors." &c. New York: G. P. Put
MANS Sons. Washington: Woodward
& Lothrop
The. social aspirations OF a rising young
lawyer in a small New England city are
somewhat handicapped by the fact that
the father Of the young woman whom he
greatly admires Is his most bitter enemy.
The social lines are drawn tightly. Though
in elbow contact in daily life, the re pie
of the upper ten ignore those below them
In the scale. Thus when a handsome young
woman OF this latter class, a clerk in a
dry goods store, marries into an aristocratie
family there is much confusion and unehar-
liable discussion But she proves herself
capable and affords a strong contrast with
the rather wishy-washy girl who has won
the heart OF the young lawyer aforamen.
toned. AS study of small-town life I'm
der Guiding Stars makes excellent read
ing.
THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGERy and
Other Cartoons. BY John T. Nc
Cutcheon, author of Bird Center Car
toons." &c. New York: Mcclure Phil
lips & Co. Washington: Woodward &
Lothrop.
The McCutcheon cartoon books have be-
come an institution. They are in a way
a pronounced way-hstoric material. For
this exceptional commentator with the pen
ell strikes in the course of his work for
the Chicago Tribune virtually all the actfvi-
ties Of life. presenting the humorous side
in such a clever manner that the results
become records. The presidential campaign
of last year; the accession of Missouri to
to the republican ranks, from which comes
the title to this volume; the Presidents
western journeys, bear hunting and sight
seeing; the Russo-Japanese war, such are
some of the topics treated in the course
of these 150 cartoons, reproduced in large
size. The varying aspects of American
social life come in for their large share
of attention. The Boy in Spring, the Boy
in Summer. the Girl in Summer, form series
that appeal to the youngsters Bird Center,
already celebrated through this medium.
does some more stunts" In the way of
lectures and travel and home culture ef-
forts. The volume is altogether a source
of JOY.
THE GAME AND THE CANDLE. By
Frances Davidge author of The Mis-
fit Crown" &c. New York: D. Apple
ton & Co.
The author declares that "this is not
book with purpose. for it breaches no
dogma; 1t is not book with problem, for
every one lives Cor dies) happily and sanely;
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