Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-03

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Partners of Providence" A star arti-
cle'' is practical discussion by Nine.
Melba of The Gift of Song" her first
| contribution to the literature of her art.
| certainly the most phenomenal of living
singers, this account of her. own early
struggles, combined with much sound and
authoritative advice for ambitious young
women, is likely to make a wide appeal.
]. H. Twells, jr., is the author of the
The Smart Set. The story is entitled "One
Mans Hour" and is a purely romantic
tale, full of action and adventure. zona
| Gale contributes to this issue what is per-
haps the most notable of her Pelleas and
Ettarre, stories, entitled Rosemary for
Remembrance" John G; Neihardt, a
young western writer who is rapidly COM
ing to the front, is again a contributor,
TINS time with story entitled "The An
f;,eT1tr+O Sient Memory;o j. Lee Matherson. a
''The wonderful Mood Geletf ffNfSiPgess Burgess
is once more represented with some of his
clever ''MaXims of Methuselah," and
other charming stories are by w. J. Hen
derson, Catherine Carr, Arthur Stanley
Wheeler, Katharine Metcalf Roof and
! others:
| Those who in their college courses
struggled with the history of Count
erman Wi under dG an Instructor in
their liking in Arrows of Ambition
(why thus named it is impossible to
s9ay2, say "a novel by Albert Frederick
a romance of the Thirty Years War
the. story is of little value but inter
est1ng side-lights are cast on the life
| of Wallenstein, who had so much to do
with the making of. German history.
The plot of the story lacks the dash
and spirit that have made other semi
historical hdsos al novels 1o Is go" The hero, who
service with mystery shroudng his
birth, meets beautiful girl, wins her
love but almost loses her as the result
of a lovers quarrel so senseless in
such superior beings that IT borders on
the ridiculous. The sacrifice of the
'other girl" who loved in vain, clears
while the reader wonders how they
| could have been so foolish.
Arrows of Ambition. By Alfred Fred
erick Hochwalt. Boston: The May
| hew Publishing Co.
In these days of Boss Ruef and Fid-
dler Schmitz it is refreshing to meet
the leader of a political machine who
is not corruptionist. Through viii
liam Marabells The Wattersons," pub
lished by the author, we have made the
greatly from the political boss of real
life. but the author anticipates this
criticism by saying, Watterson may
be a decade or so ahead of his time
AS a story the book is not the kind
that will seize one in its fascinating
grip and carry one along to forgetful-
tion of the inhabitants of any small,
town in the. middle west, with its
wealthy bankers, it's gossiping mat
rons, its sychophantic minister ant
other well known types, it is interest.
ing. The author asserts he is chronic
ling the movement that will ultimately
result in a change in society by which
women will be raised to mems intellec.
; tual standard and men to the standard
of morality attained by women. This
assumption-that women are not now
on the same intellectual plane as men
is likely to get the author into trouble
, but strength of his sword-arm as re
: vealed in the fierce attack he makes, OF
all publishers leads one to believe tina
; Marabell will be able to hold his owl
, in a tilt with the women.
The Metropolitan Magazine Jun,
, number, is an excellent example %
what this magazine he is doing. tn,
contains a description of the presen
| political and economical conditions II
; the island. and the attitude Of tn
this delicate and all-important matter
THE Empire of the Larger Hope" b.
Agnes Deans Cameron, while import
ant from an industrial and politica
point of view, also carries a messag
of hope to the youth and discouraged
ones, showing how opportunity beck
ons today as it did to our forefathers
From cover to cover the current issu
, of Suburban Life breathes the vaca
tion spirit. Here are illustrated ac
counts of trips in canoes, automobile
and even a house boat vacation
through some of Pennsylvania's water
ways. Some of the more importan
features are: "a Little Journey Ava,
from the World" by Madeline How
trip down the Delaware river; "Cana
House Boating" by Phebe Westcot
Humphreys; "Suggestive Trips for Va
cation .Tr TraveleGrs" 9LGr by rna John X L
by Henry Irving Dodge; MOTORING
over the Border" by Charles Quinc
| Turner; "a Campfire Dinner in tn
Suburbs" by Janet Hay; Our Opei
Camp" by Ruth Hall, and "A Subur
ban Camp Colony" by Maria Barker.