The Detroit times., 1909-12-03

with the tragedy OF human passion
Ind human love.
man land a woman. nnrtured IN
bstterest enufity. and cast by fate on
n desert oas+s-feF -tep@ae- tha-hflpa
( Of return 10 the home of civilized man
become almost primordial beings II
their sequestration from human kind
From an opening portentious, ane
through many experiences that Try
end refine. the story works out 10 8
solution that is true and strong.
(Edw. j Clode, New York. Mac
auley's and Sheehan's, DetroitD
"The Christy Calendar for 1910. Ay
Howard Chandler Christy Thi.
calendar is made mp OF four master
pieces. each "a by IS inches, superbly
Autographed in ten colors on heavy
plate paper suitable for framing. Each
contains two fgures-a man am 4
g;rl--in a charming pose Outward
Bound" Roses OF Friendship Md
summer Madness - Autumn Cool
ness. are the titles. The sheets are
mounted and boxed If you really
want 10 give 20 your father your
mother. your brother. your sister or
your sweetheart. something worth
while, do not overlook this beautiful
work OF one Of the worlds leading
artists.
lMoffatt. Yard G Co, New York;
Macauley's and Sheehan's, Detroit)
"Phoebe Deans" by Grace Living
ston Hill Lutz The scene is laid IN
a village near New York in the early
rhirties and the old-time flavor Is
charming. Phoebe is an orphan who
meets with scant courtesy az ne
hands Of jealous sister-in-iaw.
Through the Vaccinations OF an I'M
principled man, who has been Captiyat'
cd by the flower-like beauty OF Phoebe.
the village scandal-mongers make
short work Of her character, his idea
being TO force her 10 turn 70 him Tor
protection by marrying him. She is
finally rescued from the clutches OF
the villain. mainly through the efforts
of a warm-hearted but amusing serv-
ing maid-Miranda.
The final chapter Is intensely dram
attic. The story OF the locking in the
sprfnghouse OF Phoebe's deframer on
his wedding morning and the substi-
tuition OF the man she loves as the
bridegroom is well done. Everything
ends happily and the bride rides away
with her husband. leaving her en-
emies TO End what comfort they may.
II is sweet and refreshing story.
The author Is well-known as a writer
OF Christian Endeavor and sunday
school stories
q. r. Lippincott Co. Philadelphia;
nd 4
miss Selma Lue.' by Maria Thomp
SON Daviess. You cannot resist Miss
Selma Lue. Spinster storekeeper or
River Blur. and general neighborhood
manager, she is a very real. very en-
ergetic. very magnetic and delight
fully funny character. Her specially
is a row OF soap-boxes in which she
keeps a free-day nursery. The pages
are raining over with children. al
ways in comical trouble Not less
lively than the character of Miss
Selma Lue. nor less piquant than het
philosophy are the 'Doings" recount
ed.- interviewer with the quaint say
ings and doings of Miss Selma Lue is
the. charming love story Of Cynthia
from the white-pillared house on the
hill, and Alan Kent. the artist, whom
Miss Selma Lue adopted as near
soap-boxer," entertaining thereby a
millionaire unaware. The romance H.
self is tinctured with humor of the
right kind
tBobbs-M Merrill Co. indianapolis;
Sheehan's and Macauley's, Detroit.)
Samantha on Children's Rights .
A book full of common sense, told in
the country dialect OF a plain woman
living in small country town. She
watches the bringing up OF little
boy. bright. attractive. thoughtful,
with an untiring mind. eager for
knowledge and keen for information
about everything whose mother will
not answer questions. When he en-
deavors To logically carry on his own
Investigations and his experiments
prove troublesome be gets well-whip-
ped for his pains.
AT Sunday school he is taught the
value Of faith. illustrated by the story
OF the sacrifice of Isaac. Believing
in the literal truth of the teaching. h.
attempts sacrifice OF his own. and
prepares a burnt offering OF his hes
book, expecting that God will inter
fore before II is consummated His
book. OF course, is burnt up and
severe whipping is the result of his
too sincere and experimental faith. The
poor little heart dreamed OF the stars
as shining Fairgrounds, where a child
might be happy and where questions
might be satisfactorily answered II
is pathetic little story by the author
OF around the World With Josiah
Aliens Wife" Marietta Holley.
&c. w. Dillingham; Co. New York.
Sheehan's and Macauleys, Detroit)
"A Gentle knight OF old Brandon
burg" Charles Majors literary 81.
forts are always received with marked
favor. and this is sure TO be the case
with the present volume. The author
has taken for his heroine Princess
Wilhelmina, sister OF Frederick tho
Great, and woven clever story
around her, based upon many things
that happened during the reign OF
Frederick William. As mirroring he
Inner life ef- Feysity time el4efs
those at court we're much less circum-
spect IL Is we'll worth reading. OF
course, there are many others brought
into the story but the author does not
drag in any unnecessary characters
or incidents. The defiance OF the
Grabbed ,monarch by Adolph. Mar
grave OF Schwedt. when the king
would have married him to Princes
Wilhelmina much against her will. Is
one OF the best things Mr.. Ma Tor has
ever done In fiction. One cannot read