Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
The Cave Man. BY John Corbin. New
York: D. Appleton & Co.

York: d. Appleton & Co.
"The Ferry of Fate" by Samuel Cor
don, should prove very timely novel.
It's scenes start in Russia, at a college
which is under the ban of the author
tiles, and naturally the characters are
students there. AS the story unfolds
very complete and thrilling portrayal
of present conditions in Russia, espe-
cially as concerns the scholars and the
revolutions, is afforded. AS novel, 1T
also possesses considerable merit aside
from it's timely interest.
The Ferry of Fate. By Samuel Cor
don. New York: Duffield & Co.
One of the entertaining "fish" stories
of magazine literature appears in the
April Bohemian and is entitled THE
Whale" This is one of the unnatural
history series by Edward Marshall
which has been an ever-growing delight
from the first installment.. The life of
this whale, whose name was Levi A.
| Than, spanned mere bit of 5000 or 1000
years. In the course of his rambles
through the seas from the Antarctic
ocean to the depths of the Arctic ceas,
| the big fellow met many adventures,
| and none of them more amusing than
his mistake in swallowing Jonah, which
ever thereafter gave him incurable dys-
pepsia.
"Blaisdell's Compassionate Rhetoric" ,"
| by Thomas G. Blaisdell, Phi. D., is the
embodiment of the authors own meth
ods of teaching, is fresh and interest
ing in character, simple and suggestive,
stimulating and inspiring. 1t furnishes
the pupil with models from the master
writer's, which are analysed to show
how they appeal to the feelings, and
why they obtain the results intended
| by the author.
BlaisdelPs Composition-Rheto BY
Thomas c. Blaisdell. New York: Amer
lean Book company.
"The Lords of the Ghostland," by Ed
gar Saltus, displays the genealogy CT
the divine in hyperbole. 1t is prone
made through sublimities, in rhetorical
ecstasies. 1t gives the essence of creeds
1t indicates the sources of revelation
The righteousness of modern criticism
is here distilled into perfumes of words
But there is no attempt to be exhaust
i've or to prove anything. The context
is merely enlightening. 1t is the story
of beautiful illusions, written for thost
who are not sure of their own ana WhC
want to know why. They will never
learn why from these word -maunder'
ings, but they will enjoy learning just
how many words SaltuS requires to say
very little of anything.
The Lords of the Ghostland. BY Ed
gar Saltus. New York: Mitchell Ken
nealey.
"ThePatriot" CPiccolo Modno Anitco)
by Antonio Fogazzaro, now in it's forty
fourth edition in Italy, was first pub
lished in 1896 and is the primal volume
in the authors trilogy of Rome. 1t Il
a picture of "the little ancient world
OF Vasolda in the troubled period o
184S-49, when the spirit of patriotism
mourned it's fiercest." The book is {
wonderful portrayal of the social life
of the period
The Patriot. BY Antonio Fogazzaro
New York: G.. p. Putnam's Sons.
That the railroad interests Of The
country have long had strangle-hol(
on the government, issuing their order:
to the highest authorities without feal
OF disobedience, is the assertion made
by Gilbert Gardner in Success Maga
zine for April. The representatives ol
the railroad sit in the national conVen
tions of both parties. In this secont
! article of his series on 1.-The ThirC
} House" Mr.. Gardner deVotes his atten
tion to the railroad lobby at Washing
, ton, outlining the work Of some of The
leading lobbyists and describing the ex
} pensive and highly organized cam
, paigns conducted against the rate bill
and other measures proposed IN hehal