The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-16

ligious sense of cultured Christianity To explain the religious sense he believes it unnecessary to look beyond purely natural causes. His critical review of Babylonian and Jewish religion will be instructive and interesting to both layman and clergy.
 Truly humorous stories are very scarce, and when an author appears who has the i true sense of humor the public Is quick to give him a hearty welcome. Such has ben the experience of Ellis Parker But , Ter, the author of the little gem of humor, Pigs Is Pigs. He Is about to issue an other book through the house of Herbert B. Turner & Co, containing eight funny stories. entitled Perkins of Portland: Per kins the Great.
 The most important literary event of the autumn and in many respects the publishing event of the year, will be the bringing out early in October of Rudyard Kipling's new book, Puck of Pooks Hill" It is a group of short stories in an entirely new field Two imaginative chill dren, Dan and Luna, unwttingly call up Puck himself by acting Midsummer Nights Dream. By his magic he makes them hear and see the events of long ago. Puck of Pooks Hill'' will be Illus trated by Arthur Rackham, who Is re- membered for his unusual interpretation of Rip Van Wrinkle"
 A timely significance attaches to Mrs. Mary Dlllon's new novel, "The Leader" in the fact that the life of the hero is said to have been inspired by the politi- cal career of William Jennings Bryan. Certain events in his life certainly fol- low closely after the most dramatic inci- dents in that of the eloquent Nebraskan who is just now so prominently in the public eye. "The Leader" however, Is a genuine American novel, in that it deals with a man of great personal magnetism and striking tenacity of purpose who leads the forlorn hopes of his party. He is a westerner, self-made. fights the bosses, and wins political eminence by purely honorable methods. "The Leader ! contains a very vivid description of the i national democratic convention at St. l Louis, which makes it the more likely that Bryan was used as a model Two editions have been printed before publica- ton.
 Miriam Michelson's new novel of San Francisco life. Anthony Overman" has | gone into third edition. An interesting 1 feature of this book Is that 1t gives an intimate view of the Bohemian days in the gay, glad mad San Francisco that has passed away. The heroine is news paper woman, and in developing her ! character, Miss Nicholson has drawn on her own newspaper experience in San ! Francisco, where she was a star re- porter" The heroine of Anthony Over man" has amazing resource and inge- nuity She meets the man she love while on story"
 The interest in the new book by Eger. ton k. Williams, Jr., "Ridolfo: The Com ing of the Dawn" to be published by A. l c. McClurg x Co. in October, Is divided between the hero and heroine, who stand at first on opposite poles of human moral ity and Sindlness Rdolfo of the Baglion is as beautiful of body as a Greek god and as soulless as a demon. His wife, welded solely for reasons of polity, has equal beauty but it Is that of the Madonna with character hardly less saintly. Two such natures must either blend or mu- tually seek destruction In the end the lovely patience of the wife comes to its reward, and better day dawns for her self and her husbands people and age.
 Gems of Wisdom" a compilation by H. B. Metcalf which A. c. McClurg & Co. will publish in September, Is arranged l with reference, to the days of the year ] and every morning a text for self I preached sermon is thus offered to it's owner. Think not myself better for any | thing that happens to thee from without, | Is one of these, taken from Jeremy Tay- Tor; "Labor was truly said by the an clients to be the price which the gods set upon everything worth having is another from Lord Avebury's writings; while Archbishop Whately commits himself to this, '"ro be always thinking about youi manners is not the way to make them good because the very perfection oi manners is not to think about them
 Such thoughts as these, dwelt on sue. cessively through a twelvemonth. -t ! nothing less than a liberal educatio
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