The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-03


 volume are better than any of those which have appeared heretofore. The animals in them are accurately drawn, and, in action or repose, appear so truthful that we may we'll believe they are the very fellows described in the text.
 When we first looked inside the pie lures caught our eye. Then we read the stories. Now we swear by the whole book"
 THE TRIMMED LAMP" by o. Henry; published by Mcclure, Phillips & Co, New York; $l.5O; for sale at Judd's.
 Here is a bunch of short stories, de- lightfully entertaining, in which hu- nor and pathos are blended, the fun generally predominating. MT. Henry's success in this field is established. Each of these tales hits some phase of city life, some aspect of the philoso- phy of living. There are twenty-five of these sketches, all well worth reading and incidentally they point moral. The entire title is The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million"
 l.. Given; published by Henry Holt x Co.,; $l,50; at Judds
 This book is detailed account of the business, editorial, reportorial, and manufacturing organization of the daily newspaper in q large city, writ ten particuarly for the young men and women who want to know the require ments, best methods of making start, and rewards of journalism; and for country newspaper workers who aim for the prizes of metropolitan journal ism,
 For the newspaper reader the books shows, as has never been shown before, how the editors learn of the happen ings that need their attention, how from physicians, ministers merchants, builders, and many others, the news paper obtaining information of value. Anecdotes and the relation of actual experiences add to the interest of the work. The author knows whereof he affirms, having had years of newspaper experience on metropolitan journals and, his book Is lucidly written. He writes of the chief editor, the manag- ing editor, tho city editor, the man who reads the paper and prepares the assignments, the copy-holder, the ex- pert reporters and the ordinary young reporters and finally in this category of the printers and the electrotypers, the printers. He treats of ''the police as news gatherers," and the police courts as news centers. He has ad- vice for the novice, encouragement for the young reporter, and informa- ton for everybody who is interested in the subject He makes but bare mention of the department editor, the editorial writer, the Sunday editor, the music, art and literary editors and their. salaries. Tn a chapter on "Quali- ffcations for Journalism he draws a picture of the contrast between the newspaper man as he really is and the the newspaper man as he is too fre- quently pictured in the pages of fiction. "The frowsy-haired picturesquely- clad irresponsible journalist one reads about in novels" he says, and sees on the stage exist now only in the imagination. There are no brilliant geniuses, who, drunk or sober, need only announce themselves at the door of a newspaper office to be invited in and made much of, in the hope that they will delgn to dash off master piece, and there are no cratic prodi- gies for whose favor editors bow and scrape. In place of the unstable won- ders, the papers employ steady, hard workers, respectfully dressed, who ap- pear ready for work every day. The only Bohemians of modern journalism are young men, who have not yet got their bearings and hangers-on and fail- ures. To call an experienced news paper man a Bohemian is to insult him.
 Mir. Givens book is one of much merit and will interest everyone but particularly those ambitious to enter upon newspaper work,
 'DAVEFoRD," by Herbert Edward
 
 Publishing Co.,, Boston; $1.5O; at all booksellers.
 Tn this well told tale we are intro duced to the achievements of a Yer mont regiment In the Civil war, which are related with snap and vigor, as also are the happenings at one of those famous camping parties of Green Mountain folk in days of yore long be- fore Adirondack Murray blazed the way for camping out parties in the Adlrotldaeks Daveford the hero, be- gins his early struggles for education by earning his own way Incidentally also he saves the heroine of the story from drowning. The scene shifts to our Cuban war in which Daveford wins honor and glory and paves the way for future successes which the reader will feel are merited and fairly, He is suc- eessful in love as well as war.
 FIRES OF DESIRE" by Laurence R. Mansheldi published by the c, M Clark Publishing Co.,, Boston, Mass S150i at all booksellers.
 This story starts with Frank Stan- tons, recently ordained as a clergy man, entering upon his chosen work as a missionary in India in which he engages with enthusiasm and delight. He has left behind in Chicago a beau tiful, high minded young woman, to whom he is engaged and who Is soon to join him in India to become his wife. But the fires of unholy desire are kim died in the ardent young man over q beautiful Bengali young native girl, the maid of the minister, in whose work Stanton is an assistant This entangle- ment Is the pivot upon which the story moves. Sorrow comes to all three of the young peneple and to Stantnn,s