The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-03-15
The NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
OF THE SEASON

"Men and Things" Mark Twain's New
Volume of Selections From American
HumOr---Dwight TiItOn's "The Gold
en- Greyhound" Charles Clark
Munn's "The Girl From Tins Place
Edward stratemeyer's "Under To-
go for Japan"
Men and Things is a volume of
American humor for which Mark
Twain stands sponsor, which is equiva-
lent to saying that the selections in
this work from the productions of
American humorists are all that can be
desired as to quality The reader will
he both delighted and sorry, delighted
with the book and sorry that there is
not more of it. Nobody viii find fault
with the selections, wRlich include
many of the old timers such as Bill
Nye, Josh Billings, ARENAS Ward,
1.-THE Danbury News Man" and Bob
Burdette, and among the younger ones
Mr., Dooley, George AIDE Charles Bat
tell LOOMS and many others. That
there is no more of Mr.. Clemens own
work than there is he explains in a
predatory apology to be due to the fact
that his assistant compilers were as
signed this delicate task, and not him
self. The Mark Twain selections are
"a Chance Acquaintance at Lucerne'
and How l Edited an Agricultural
Paper" 1t is a jolly book which no
well regulated household should be
without and which will no doubt be in
wide demand, Harper g. Brothers are
the publishers; price, $780, for sale by
the Pease-Lewis Co.
The Golden Greyhound" a novel by
Dwight Tilton, author of Miss Petit
coats" etc, Illustrated by Il. Pollak;
12mo. cloth, with gold,
The Golden Greyhound Is an up
to-date story Of love, adventure and
mystery with wireless telegraphy and
all the modern improvements that will
not let you rest until you see how it is
coming out, The hero is a rich young
New Yorker and former Yale athlete.
He Is so attracted by lovely face as
to follow its possessor, a young woman
whose personality is worthy of her
great beauty, on board an Atlantic
liner called THE Golden Greyhound"
on account of a vast shipment Of gold,
forgetful that he has just spent all his
money, With him is ctloice charac-
ter, his valet. Jay" a Yankee farmer
youth, who, figures extensively in the
exciting voyage, which is filled with
adventurous incidents by stupendous
plot concerning the gold, The hero's
ingenuity in providing himself with
funds by negotiating loan results in
additional complications, but he is in
strumental in solving a most battling
mystery and his rash journey brings
great happiness to all but the perpe-
traitors of the plot for stealing the pre-
cious cargo. The book is as rich in hui
NOR as it is fertile in invention and is
Published by Lothrop, Lee and Shepard
Company. Boston; price sl.5O; for sale
at all booksellers.
Another delightful book from our
Connecticut romancer, Charles Clark
Mum, whose previous books, Uncle
Terry" "RockHaaven,' 1.-THE Hermit, F."
etc, have given genuine pleasure and
satisfaction, is The Girl From Tins
Place" and the publishers, Lothrop,
Lee and Shepard Company, Boston,
have presented it in handsome style,
and with fortunate illustrations by
Frank 4. Merrill No one can tell a
story of New England country life bet
ter than Charles Clark Mum, and in
deed 1t is doubtful if any one else does
as we'll in this line, for the reason that
he does not depend upon eccentric, alb
normal or isolated types nor are IBIS
books sad. He employs pathos effee-
lively and has unique characters, but
there is great enjoyment of life and
the world about us In his books, and he
can make genial and honest persons
contribute no less of interest than their
oEposites He also gives happy end
ings. however weird and tragic may be
some of his details, and the healthy
American reader, man or woman, cer-
tainly likes to see his favorite charac-
ters come out we'll 1.-The Girl From
Tins Place is an intensely dramatic
story of a girl Of striking beauty,
nicknamed Chip by lunlbermen, who
dares sixty miles of almost painless
Maine Wilderness to escape a fate
worse than death. She is saved by a
camping party, containing among 9TH
ers "Old Cy Walker" one of the finest
woodsmen and country humorists in all
fiction. There is also young man
who cannot help falling in love with
"Chip" as she rapidly develops into an
attractive companion, Meanwhile, pur-
suit takes place, also dark tragedy IN
volving Chips father, and leaving
her an heiress, although she does not
know it until much later, and then only
through the devotion of "Old Cy.'
Then follow complications resulting in
flight and a new life for Chip as Vera
Raymond, beautiful, commanding and
admired. How the links are discov-
cred uniting past and present for the
heroine, and also for faithful "Old Cy,"
forms Mr.. Munns masterpiece, Price
$3.50 For sale at all booksellers,
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Under Togo for Japan is the
fourth volume of Soldiers of Fortune
Series" by Edward Stratemeyer, illus