The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-30

HIS OWN PEOPLE" by Booth Tark- ington; published by Doubleday, Page & Co.,, New York; 90 cents at Judas.
 This is a novel dealing with the ex- perlences of young Ohio traveller in Paris and Rome and it is fascinat- ing book. It tells how our romantic young American when in Rome, sees his first countess" and straightway forgets sweet Mary Kramer of Crans- ton, Ohio, satisfied that at last he has come among, This own people," The countes turns out to be an adventures and sundry and divers card sharps separate the young lover from his money which he had so carefully boarded in order to take the Euro pean trip. In hs predicament he meets unexpectedly with friend, an English woman who has been travelling with the black legs and who aids him to recover his self respect and thus gives evidence that she has not fallen so low as to be bereft of herself of all self-respect, Our hero when he comes to himself finds himself a sadder and wiser man. These are but the meaeer outlines of the decided treat which the reader will get in perusing this. one of the minor stories, by the gifted author of "Monzieur Beaucaire" and The Conquest of Coaness" With this volume the publishers inaugurate a new idea in American book making. Upon opening His Own People," the first sight which greets our eyes is the Grand Canal of Venice in all the glow of an Italian sunset. The dou- be lining papers of the book have { been transformed from the usual white blank to this charming and famous waterscene. It is an auspicu- ous beginning for the trip upon which Mir Tarkington takes us, through Par is, Rome and the Queen of the Adri- atic, When we have come to the end of our journey, we bid His Own Peo- pie" adieu in most ideal spot for farewell to take place, the Pincian Hill In Rome, beyond which is seen the dome of St. Peters rising In the misty distance. Lovers of artistic book-making will welcome this most effective decoration. The work is by the well known artist MT. St. John Harper, who has caught the true tints 1 of Venetian sunset and the delicate foliage of the historic old Roman hill top.
 { Three artists illustrate His Own People" Lawrence Mazzanovich, the Russian artist and personal friend of MT, Tarkfngton has interpreted most cleverly the characters of the count ess, her conspirators, and their vic- tim, tho hero,
 The decorative work is done by MT. F. R. Gruger, the well known Ameri- can Illustrator.
 The lining papers are color reproduc tions of paintings by MT. St. John Harper, the latter artists best known work, his illustration of "Endymion" which makes this edition of Keats chef d'oeuve "Endymion'' the most beautiful one that has ever been l printed.
 LORD CA1INfERLEIGH'S SECRET. : | by Roy Horniman, author of "Rellan1v l the Magnificent" Israel Rank efc Published by Little, Brown X O., Bos-, l ton; $150
 i Roy Horniman, an English author. l has written a very clever tale in i "Lord Cammerleighs Secret" The story has an audacious, fresh plot. 1 charming love interest and the dia- logue is of an entertaining, readable sort. Altogether 1t is delightful bit of light reading.
 The hero, Anthony Brooke, finds himself in dire straight pecuniarny and
 is on the verge of utter despair. His oDsg sect has bs6a 8sslissd by a