Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-11

Henchman," one of hte first and best OF
the recent flood of political novels, has
| turned to somewhat different field In his
latest book. "The Crucible." which is to
be published this fall, is the story OF a
| girl who, as a result of indiscretion and a
| misunderstanding Is sent to a state re-
| formatory for a term of years. The story
! traces her efforts after her release to rid
| herself of the stigma of this experience,
and shows her final triumph in the face of
| discouragements that bring out the best
| In her character. 1t is striking and
unusual theme, worthy of great novel
list, and 1t will be interesting to see how
successfully Mr.. Luther is capable Of
| treating 1t.
The title of Poor Richard jr.'s, almanac
| must now be added the name OF Lady
Tenant, whose first book, to be pub
lished this autumn. embodies novel idea.
The authors husband. Sir Edward Ten
nant, is a famous collector of pictures and
owns one of the finest private galleries
in England. Lady Tenant has embodied
description of these pictures in a sort
Of fairy tale which she has cleverly made
to include the story of each historical
event depicted. The book was written
originally for her children. Sir Edward
has shown his interest In the work by CIV
ing the publishers permission for the first
time to photograph the majority of the
pictures, number of which are to be re-
produced in color.
The title of Poor Richard, jr.'s almanac
well indicates its character. 1t is a mod
| err Successor to the sayings of Poor
| Richard, made immortal by the sage, Ben
Franklin. The author of the present
book is supposed to be Reginald Wright
Kaufman, who wrote a successful novel
of Harvard undergraduate life some time
ago, and the contents or the greater part
of them originally appeared in the Satur
day Evening Post of Philadelphia. They
are bright. satirically humorous and
worldly wise and will afford edification al
well as amusement.
| Poor Richard. jr.'s Almanac. Anony-
nous. Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Co.
| An ancient sage long ago remarked
that truth was to be found at the bottom
of a-well, but a more modern cynic, the
author of 1.-THE Bachelors Guide to
Matrimony," declared that 1t was just
as often to be discovered at the bottom
of glass. Evidently Mr.. Herman Lee
Meader shares this latter opinion, for he
has named his new book "Thro' the Rye"
and he has therein set forth a lot of
clever observations upon life in terms
l1OT6 OlltH dpplSu SOlcly "
amusements.
Mr.. Meader is nothing II not thorough,
in spite of the fact that his style is dis
tinctly that of rapid-fire gun in action.
He begins with "Green Fields" and ends
with Red Noses yet he always speaks
In the terms of Bacchus. The girls eyes
"-Have sparkle like bits of cracked ice,
That tinkle song in our glass;
and the old beau is forever reaching for
the decanter. In fact the divisions of
the book are its authors divisions of hu-
them are sufficiently illuminative: Sow
ing the Grain is youth, of course;
'Moonshiners" are the lovemakers; "Off
on Spree is the wedding; blended
Spirits" is married life, and Empty
Bottles Is the end of it.
There are many things in this book
that one can't resist quoting, but here
one gives only few:
when a woman asks your advice. you may
be certain she has already resolved what TO
do''
Wisdom is an imaginary attribute of those
who know little, which exists In the minds Of
those who know nothing"
IT'S easy to love one woman as another.
but vastly more difficult to make some of
them love you"
when man is being bounced out OF a
Joint is the time when he isamost insistent
his status gentleman.'V
The only valid excuse Tor saving money is
that you cannot spend your entire income"
Thro the Rye By Herman Lee Mea-
der. Philadelphia, Henry Altemus Co.
For a long time music students have
felt the need of reliable and modern
work on orchestration. Strangely enough
nothing of the sort is in existence In
English, although the Importance of the
subject Is recognized by every musician.
The Macmillan company is about to re-
pair this omission by the publication
of a book on 1.-The Evolution OF Modern
Orchestration." by Louis Adolphe Co
erne, well-known musician and COM
poser The basis of this book is thesis,
which together with the orchestral score
OF the opera "zenobja" was accepted by
Harvard university when the degree of
doctor of philosophy was conferred on
Mr.. Coerne in June, 1905. This was the
first bestowal of the degree by Harvard
for special work in music.
Newton and Treats "Outlines for Re
view in History" by Charles Bertram
Newton and Edwin Bryant Treat Of the ]