The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-06


story of Chicago society,"" 1t is elaborate
ly illustrated.
Perkins of Portland by Ellis Parker
Butler. Published by Herbert B. Turner
& Co.
Perkins of Portland" is small volume
made up of short stories of varying char
acter, but the indomitable Perkins figures
conspicuously in all of them. They are
most unique and original in conception
and in the manner of narration; are re-
plete with wit, and so CHEEKY in tone that
1t is an excellent little book to read one
self and then pass on to u friend.
1.-THE First Forty Years of Washington
Society" by Margaret Bayard Smith.
Published by Charles Scribner's Sons.
This volume entitled The First Forty
Years of Washington Society," is made up
of letters which portrayed that society by
Mrs. Samuel Harrison Smith (Margaret
Bayard) from the collection of her grand
son, j. Henley Smith. The whole work Is
edited by Gaillard Hunt In the preface
Mr.. Smith writes: During the first forty
years of its existence the city of Wash
1ngton had society more definite and
real than it has come to have in later
days. Samuel Harrison Smith, a
writer and editor in Philadelphia came
to the city in 1S00, soon after the govern
ment had moved there, and al
though only Is years old he established
the first national newspaper, which he
called the National Intelligencer.
He married his second cousin, Margaret
Bayard, and they spent the rest of their
lives in Washington, where for forty years
their house was the resort of the most
interesting characters in national public
life Undoubtedly Mrs Smiths
most interesting and valuable writings
were those which she never intended for
publication, and which have hitherto never
seen the light, and in which she gives an
intimate view of the famous political
characters in Washington"
In addition to these valuable and most
interesting letters are a number of illus
trations and portraits of the famous men
and women of the time
"At the Court Of Maharaja." by Louis
Tracy. Received from the American
News company.
''Tarbells Teachers Guide to the Inter-
national Sunday School Lessons for
1907 by Martha Tarbell Phi. d. Re-
ceived from the Bobbs Merrill company,
Publishers. indianapolis.
"Borderland of Psychical Research" by
James H. Hyslop, formerly professor Of
ethics and logic in Columbia university:
vce-president of the Society for Psy-
chical Research. Received from Her
bert B. Turner & Co., Publishers
1.-THE Roosevelt Bears" by Seymour Ea-
ton. Published by Edward Stern &
Co.
THE Roosevelt Bears is made up of
the travels and adventures of Teddy B .
and Teddy c." The stories here told in
merry Jingle have already been most ia
vorably received by old and young alike,
as they have appeared from time 20 time
in twenty leading daily newspapers.
Mr.. Eaton explains that "since the name
Roosevelt has been used in the title, 1t
may be of public interest to know that
President Roosevelt and his boys have
been pleased with the story as it has APP
peared in serial FORM"
This new creation, says one reviewer, is
the "Gulliver's Travels and the Robin
son Crusoe'' of the year 1907. Every line
is wholesome and every picture funny.
and in this new book of bears there has
been added a work of real and permanent
value to chidrens libraries.
The publishers, too. have done their part
most admirably. for the work is most ac-
ceptably presented.