The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-22


 low price, the book is printed, bound and decorated equal to many of the $1.5O productions. The scenes are laid among some titled people in England and an interesting beauty, convinced that her lover has recovered from the drug habit. follows him to America Whether Christian Science is the heal ing power which cured Thunso and others, or not, is the problem of the book. And herein lies the readers diff ficulty and problem. As says the New York World:
 While MT Benson openly makes fun of the gushing Christian Scientist who drags her doctrines to drawing-room and dance. he also makes his whole story hangs on a miraculous cure eff fected by an American youth who is a silent, if sturdy, disciple of the new creed. The only point of doubt is whether the author cited this marvel ous healing and it's attendant clrcum- stances in sober earnest or aus a glgan- tic satire.
 "In either case the book is brilliantly handled, is instinct with the true Dodo' touch and is throughout dis tinctly readable.
 The main theme of the book is a Scotch earls love for opinion, the stir ring adventures he encounters while under it's spell and his cure at the hands of the American, who purposely swallows a death dose of laudanum in order to show how harmless Christian Science can render the most virulent poisons."
 "A Cheerful Year Book" just pub lished by Henry Holt and Company, New York, will be welcome gift In many homes for the holiday Cheer fulness will abound with all who see its humorous drawings, which are by c. F. Lester, Yale go, and the accompanying humorous comment by F, M. Knowles. Also the prologue and epllogue by the gifted Carolyn Wells will be appreeia- ted and enjoyed The Cheerful Year Book" has blank pages for each weeks s engagements, each faced by one of MT. Lester's felicitous drawings and Mir. Knowles witty aphorisms It may be used also equally well as a diary for 19O6-7-8. It is issued in full gilt, boxed. Price $1.5O; by mail $1.62,
 IA book bound to be popular with Young America is Jack Shelby" by George Cary Eggleston, author of Last of the Flatboats," Camp Ven ture," Bale Marked Circle x" etc. Illustrated by G. w. Picknell. Pub lished by Lothrop, Lee and Shepard Company, Boston.
 Into this book Mr Eggleston has put much of his own early life and that of his gifted brother, Edward Eggleston, and used entertainingly the knowledge and experience thus acquired. The scene is laid in Clifty county, Indiana, around 1S40, and the experiences of four brothers, who take it upon them selves to establish a new home to which they may take their widowed mother and their sisters, give pie ture of pioneer life more faithful than any to be obtained from historical wofk. Much hearty enjoyment is com bined with hard labor and an exciting plot is furnished by the successful eff forts of the eldest brother, Jack Shell by, to rid that section of a gang of thieves, which had previously enjoyed i immunity through having a deputy L,n1 ity Der. Boys will never tire reading these ! exciting stories of the good old times, { especially when told by such writer as MT. Eggleston, Price $1,50.
 The multitude of admirers of the TO- mances of Charles Felton sPidgin will be surely captivated by his new pro- duction "The Hidden Man" issued by the Mayhew Publishing company Bos- i ton The gifted author of "Blennerhas- sett' and Quincy Adams Sawyer" epeaks a feast for his admirers in this new novel, which is a story of Ameri- can middle class life, the scene laid in Boston. It is a story of mystery and in it detective appears who unravels many knotty threads. There is pre- monition of merited vengeance for deep wrongs inflicted running through the story. There are also tangled lives and tangled lovers. Damon loves Ethel, but as she was the wife of another what hope was there for Damon. Then there is a Pythias and his soul goes out in love for Louise, but her mother has chosen for The Hidden Man Then there is Hooner too. He deeply cherish es in his soul love for Minerva, which Minerva returns, but they are too poor to marry. The author weaves out of these and other complications a story permeated with strong human interest. Price, 50 cents. This is a $1.50 book in get up, style and in interest as well, and Is cutting the price to this popular figure the publishers have in mind the immense sales of MT. Pidgin's previous books and look for adequate returns from expected large sales of this book.
 "In Colonial Days,' by Nathaniel Hawthorne; illustrations by Frank T. Merrill. Published by L. c. Page & O., Boston. For sale at Malley's.
 This is a charming holiday edition of the great authors work, which includes the following little masterpieces: 'Howe's Masquerade" Edward Ran dolph's Portrait" Lady Eleanor g Mantle" and "Old Esther Dudley, which form a complete epitome of New England character and life in colonial days,
 Hawthorne's work needs no introduc- tion, but even possessors of his com plete writings will be nleased with the