New-York tribune., 1910-12-17

cess1on. 1t is spirited story, soundly
based on history. After more than
quarter Of a century N. NJ. Hills boys
tale OF the army OF the West during the
Civil War, Captain PHIL (Holt & Coz,
appears in a new edition. This. too.
is reliable history as well as good adven-
ture. A story Of historical adventure
complicated and swift enough to lure
older readers on from page to page Is
John MaseheId's Martin Hyde, the
Dukes Messenger" Gittle, Brown &
Coz, the duke in question being he of
Monmouth, whose conspiracy for the
throne Of England is the episode used
by the author Mary W. Plummer has
adapted from Southey and other sources
a number of Stories from the Chronicle
Of the Cid" G5olt & Coz. which reflect
a good measure Of the poetry OF the
hero of Spain
It is really unnecessary to ask Mr..
Eden PhiIIpotts why The Flint Heart"
Dutton & Coz was Clipped out of flint
when he expressly states that il was
fashioned in the neolithic age, nor would
this be the proper time TO open UP anew
the great question, over which so
great a battle was fought between two
German professors in the 70s of the
last century. This is a fairy story
Suffice it therefore to say that In neo-
lithic times a prehistoric man on Dart
moor needed d stone heart. in order that
he might fight his n1urderous way to the
chieftainship OF his clan. He bought the
heart from g, sorcerer. It survived him
ard was found again on Dartmoor thou
sands Of years later, to begin its ruthless
work anew. Dartmoor, you know. has its
pixies and fairies in which it still be-
| licves. Mr., Phillpotts tells a delightful
tale OF these creatures OF fancy which
often breaks into cheerful extravaganza.
There is q moral, too, for the stone heart
is smashed TO powder in the end. 4 work
worthy Of the heartiest commentator is
Mr.. W. Percival Westelrs Book Of the
Animal Kingdom CE- p. Dutton & Co),
with its Il correctly and arristicaIly col
cred plates and it's $50 well-printed re-
productions Of photographs. It is de-
voted to the mammals exclusively. and
includes the extinct monsters OF earlier
geological periods. The text is CONVEX
sationally written. conveying iuforma-
ton in a pleasant manner There are
many books on zoology for the young
nowadays. This newcomer justifes
itself by its quality.
Augusta Kortrecht's "a Dixie Rose"
Gippincott Company is a Rose on her
mothers side which, Of course. is consid-
cred sufficient explanation of her char
acter and her ways in Dixieland, where
people keep close track of pedigrees
and what they represent Of tendencies
Of character and mind. Her father is a
Spencer, and that only makes matters
worse, in the opinion of an old family
friend. What kind Of a Rose Jean
Rose Spencer was is shown in the story,
and the end fortunately brings her, after
her fathers DEATH an avunular Rose
who understands what this girl of six
teen lacks and needs. A new edition
Of Helen Hunt Jackson's ''NeIIy's Silver
Mine dippincott Company, with COL
cred illustrations, may recall to the
memory of older people a delightful, SIM
Ple story. certain to prove more than
eccepta bic TO the girls Of to-day. "Doyo-
thy Brooke's Vacation CThon1as z.
Crowen & Coz, by Frances Camp
bell Sparhawlk, counts among It's char
acters faithful dog and a vivisectionist
with 4 cruel smile. It would perhaps
be just as well if the anti-vivisectionist
campaign were kept out Of the holiday
books Of Our children They are not the
T0,- - v1a ~tn-1
Be- Gabrielle z. Jackson's Adventures
Of Tommy Postoffice'' Dutton & Coz is
a delightful story about a kitten. son Of
Peggy Posroflce, born in a dark corner
of a rural postomce, and growing up to
be an ornament to the service From
the same authors Captain Polly, Of
Annapolis" Outton & Coz we learn
that Mrs. Howlapd was not in the re-
hottest degree that most odious OF all
creatures, the snobbisfly exclusive dame.
Far from it!' She simply abhorred the
vulgar newly rich who sought the favor
Of the people in Montgentian who by
right of birth, breeding and chara cter
held their places as the most honored
and respected members Of society, en-
Indeed, the most colossal bank account
would not have the slightest weight in
swaying her favors toward purse-proud
Ignorance and vulgarity." And her
small daughter Polly had been carefully
trained in her principles. There is a
worthy Boston bull in the story. which
.ngeniousIy draws upon the United
States naval service for one element Of
its interest.
Little Miss Fales'' (Harper & Bros.)
should have been born a boy. for then
she would have been heir to the Fales
fortune without doubt Her great-grand-
father had said that he would leave II TO
the first John Fales to be born. Little
Miss Fales's widowed mother. only half
conscious, had named her John at the
hasty baptism by her bedside none the
less. but a real male John Fales Was
born four days later So Great-grand-
father FaIes sent little Miss Fales a seal
ring with the family coat-of-arms on d
lozenge and without the crest, as was
proper in the case, according to the au-
thors, though we are inclined to believe
that the distinction belonged exclusively
to reat-grandfather's oldest unmarried
daughter, little Miss Fales's great-aunt.
All these heraldic doings happened IN