Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-17
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We are not acquainted with James
Lane Allen. whose latest book, the
Bride of,the Mistlctoe. ID his first after
ak years silence. but We will take the
Publishers word for this: AS with
the rest OF Mr., Aliens work, the scene
Of the novel 10 laid In Kentucky.
Christnias. the secret. deep signlh.
eancei of Its many rites and customs.
reaching far back into the shadows OF
antiquity. the silent message Of the
woods. all exert their mystic influence
upon amman and woman. as the two
approach and live through the crisis
Of their lives. Tho capacity Of human
nature for Joy and for sorrow Is re-
vealed In this book, under the spell Of
Mr.. Aliens art sf. a.'f'
Miss zona Gale, the author OF Friend.
ship village end The Loves Of Pclless
and Etarre, has returned to her Wis
consin home after q long stay In New
York. This summer Miss Gale expects
to completes q: now book which, The
Macmillan Company Ii to bring out In
the fall. Miss Gales cheerful optimism
afforded, delightful, relaxation short
time ago from the stcryotyped maya
Isine stories, 30 long In vogue. and II
Judged, only BY the value of n smile,
thay are wOsth much whether there
d anything else in them or not. am
lsisd .that another book is promised.
sdsntlfyIns, the stars.
In How to Identify the Stars. which
The Macmillan Company In bringing
out this week June 3a), Professor
Willis /. eliiihAn has crowded exactly
the Information which amateur as.
tronomers wish to nnd at hand. with
the aid Of the charts TaaA- plans At the
back Of The book, The Identification OF
the combinations becomes q simple
undertakiss. snd IN the tent 10 to be
found much compact InfoPmation. One
very valuable ifeaturs 10 the inclusion
Of the recently completed work Of the
Harvard observatory in Determining
the masnittEis Of the stars. These
figures. reprssenting the latest results
OF astfonirnlcal research, have not
hitherto been readily oh4aiaable. Al.
together. the book ptUvidss conven.
lent and agreeable Introduction to
knowledge Of the heavens.
Wait Whitman In the English Men
OF Letters Series was the last literary
work done BY the late Professor @. n.
Carpenter; from the praise with which
It has been greeted on every side, II
seems not unlikely that II will take
rank ~ his best. ,f
When "Fifty.four Forty or Fight" was
published large proportion Of the
shortmemorted American public
thought the title cryptic or crazy. All
sort Of amusing mistakes and more
amusing gsesses were made as TO its
meaning. In New Orleans, for In
stance. II happens that the number Of
the municipal "moyeon" ordinance II
$40. When Mr.. Housi,'s book appear
ed In the windows Of the book stores
the police thought It was an attemp,
to have little fun with them. The
Bobbs- Morrill, Company, June, 1903.
Scientific "Thunks."
| Macmillan Company added larg.
number Of books to scientific list las
month. among which, the followin,
seem to hold meat for those interested
In the subjects:
i ldealism as Practical Creed--b,
Henry Jones, Professor Of Mora
Philosophy In the University Of Glas
gov.
Il The Transition In Illinois from Brit
ish to American Government--Dr. Rob
ert Livingston schuylsr's latest worl
from the Columbia University pres
and an Interesting Revolutionar,
study. hgs,r .-.,
II A Text Book Of Psychology--a mucl
. enlarged and revised edition of Prof
= T. b. Tichener's work, AN Outline /,
Psychology r4,gs l.,s.5
, Confessio Medici- Another scorin
: OF Christian, Science by q DOCTOR, wri,
T. Ing anonymously. Evidently a 80
! low on Mark Twsin's witty treats
on It. but with the addition Of met
ical authority. which .Clemmons lacl
!, ed.
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