The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-17

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BY PAUL PRY.

VI PhIs
letters were written by his valet Rube
Shuttle, to his sweetheart in Chicago
| Upon chance reference of a guest after
| dinner to the Yellowstone region the gen.
ial hostess. Mentioned the letters re-
ceived by the good-looking maid who
served at table. The letters were pro-
duced and subsequently found their way
into print, and the present volume is
the result. There are some dozen let
ters, and they describe In a very homely
way the wonders of the region visited.
WAS She" by Mrs. Benjamin H. Craig.
The Neale Publishing company
Mrs. Benjamin II. Craig is resident
of Selma Ala, and in her story entitled
Was She has written very interest
ing little southern romance with the
scene laid at the time of the beginning
of the war.
Songs of schooldays," by j. w Foley.
Published by Doubleday, Page & &C
These little Songs of Schooldays,"
illustrated with silhouettes by Katherine
G. Buffum, forms a unique and delight
ful little volume. They chonicle the va
rious romantic and tragic episodes in
the life of HENRY beamus." If the "Pur-
pose" of the book Mr.. Foley writes:
, 'Wuns / tolled HENRY beamus iff
we took
owr dreems ann dedes ann put
UNI in a book,
it otto be trete. ann HENRY
it otto maik us Janus wenn
, weere dedd."
Altogether it is a very delightful little
volume for the youthful reader.
The "Societe des Gems de Lettres" of
Paris France, has written to Mrs. M f.
Henry Ruffin, author of John Gildart'
and THE North Star" requesting that
she send a picture of herself and some
personal notes for the use of the "Biblio-
theque Rationale" of that city. The Pa
risian Library wishes to raise "a last
ing monument to women who are dis
tinguished in art and literature, and
whose names are entitled to go down to
posterity. -Mobile Register.
What is probably San Franciscos first
order for books since the earthquake
and fire Is reported by Fox Duffield &
Co. The volumes wanted are Successful
Houses" by Oliver Coleman. and "One
Hundred Best Houses Another evidence
that Frisco is going to rebuild.
Captain Harry Graham. author of Mis-
representative Men and fiance OF Miss
Ethel Barrymore, has been appointed
honorary secretary of the Ellen Terry
Jubilee In London.
The fact that Mr. Winston Churchill
has been for several years the most popu-
lar novelist In the United States lends
al infn 70 NV
The Macmillan company of his new novel,
'Conston." Primarily a love story, Mr..
Churchilrs new book derives part of
its interest from politics. but much more
from it's superb misunderstanding. Those
who have read 1t pronounce it by far
the most vigorous, attractive and engag-
ing novel that Mr.. Churchill has ever
written. The volume Is freely Illustrated
from pcn-drawings by Florence Scovel
Shinn
'f1n Quest of Light is the title of a
volume which brings together the illum-
mating short articles on Immortality, re-
lgion and kindred topics which Profess
sor Goodwin Smith has from time to
time published in the New York Sun.
Here says one reviewer, "the rpest
scholarship discusses the most important
questions that affect mankind in the pure
EHBllSn l0dt mas dlllOSl DecoHle II lrdHl-
ton" The Macmillan company have Just
brought out Professor Smiths book.
The question of where to go for the
summer may perhaps be solved for many
by consulting Irving Bachelors novel.
"Silas Strong; Emperor of the Woods
OF the Adirondack mountains the author
make his hero say:
1--WE seen men come in here nigh
dead an go back w-well. They's med cine
here t cure all the sickness in a hundred
cities; theys f-fur 'nough here t c-cover
their naked--they's flood 'nough t. feed
their hungry-an' they's w-wood 'nough
t keep EN- w-warm.'"
No one can read the book, in fact,
without experiencing a desire to go up
and live for himself the simple life which
Mr.. Bachelor describes so graphically.
William Sage, the author of "The Dis
trict Attorney" timely novel of politi
cal and financial life. issued in May and
reviewed last week in these columns. is
a New Highlander, although he now re-
sides in New York city. Mr.. Sage spent
eight years in Wall street. in the office
of one of the largest banking firms. and
his pen picture of Samuel Haverland,
the father of the hero of 1.-THE District
Attorney" may be said to partake of
the G. lracteristics of "a famous New York
banker. Mr. Sage's first novel, Robert
Tourney" a story of the French revolu-
ton, was published in 1900. This was fol-
lowed by 1.-THE Claybornes." one of the
best of the Civil War stories; and
"Frenchy, the Story of a Gentleman"
Poems" by Meredith Nicholson. The
Bobbs-Merrill company.
1t is said that for many years before
Mr. Nicholson was known as a writer of
romances, he was known as poet of
distinction and charm: since then. during
the intervals between the successive APP
pearance of 1.-THE Main Chance" zelda
Cameron" and 1.-THE House of a Thou
sand Candles" the author has continued
to make occasional contributions of verse
to leading magazines. These have now
been collected and published in very at
tractive form The range of the poet is
wide, but upon all topics he writes with
sincerity and true nobility of ideals and
faith One of the most characteristic
poems is entitled Charm and he writes: