The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-09

Although Vaughan Kester. author
of The Prodigal Judge" was prim-
arily a romanticist, he was also a
man who took great interest in the
affairs and problems Of life. He was
above all a humanitarian, and it Is
said tina in his forthcoming novel.
which was written partly before and
partly after 1.-The Prodigal Judge" he
has touched upon a problem which
has been agitating the minds Of peo-
pie Interested along humanitarian
lines. The announcement that a
new kester novel is to appear has
aroused great enthusiasm among the
thousands who read 1.-THE Prodis.tl
Judge.
The Life of Wilson, by
william Bayard Hale contributing
editor OF the Worlds Work, Who
biographical articles upon this Presi-
Dental candidate have been appear
ing recently. is set for book puolica-
ton early this spring.
The Century Company is issuing a
series Of Six books under the general
little of Century Readings in United
States History" The volumes are
entitled: Explorers and Settlers
THE Colonists and h Revolution"
"A New Nation" The Westw:,rj
MO tIIlt-tlty 1AC N1N1 III
The Progress Of a United People"
They are intended to be books OF in
tArl.t Tor general reading as We: ss
for s., fool use.
afore the n of April Messrs.
Henry Holt & Co, will Issue "rhe
Fighting Blade" by Beulah Marie
Dix, whose one-act plays-"Allison's
Lad and other Martial I~nterludes'--
haNa received high critical praise. IE
this new novel, she again treats OF
Cronwellian days, which she did SO
effectively in three of the plays. The
Fighting Blade himself is an under
sized, quiet. bOyish, German soldier
Of fortune, and though a deadly duel
ist. brave and devoted. He falls in
love with a little tomboy Royalist
hciress. who is lard beSet by an un-
SCru :ulous lot of guardians and fairly
made 4 prisoner in her home. Perils
and stirring episodes are said tC
aboand. rising to a decidedly viviC
climax.
announcement is made by Double.
day, Page & Co, Of two a1diti oI::
Biographical publications, which will
take 4 prominent place among tn
manH | Il. ,rtaEI Hon-fctiOn books G.
the spring season.
The first of these is: THE Life o
David G. Frederick" by jeremiah
Lynch. The author, himself a Cali
fornian, gives a clear cut picture 0
this early Senator, whose life Was s.
intimately connected with the histOr,
Of his State. The author explai':
that his work is an attempt to suppl
Information on the history Of Cali
FORMS which could only be obtaine
from the f~ast-dying pioneers, in vie,
of tie destruction OF many valuaOi
records in the a Francisco earth
quake.
=: wiGely differing nature is tn
photographed work of Georg
William ErSkine Russell, Ii. D
youngest son of Lord Charles Rus
sell. NJ. p. The volume sheds a
interesting light on the authors fit
years of public life in England.
In Guy Thorne's recently publish
"a novel, THE Drunkard" (Sturgis
Walton Company, the author, WI
claims to have given deep study
drunkenness in its scientific and 81
cial aspects, urges hat laws shall I
made penalizing the drunkard WI
this is the platform on which scien
ISIS of distinction stand. h seen
a curious notion. It is necessary fir
TO determine if, and when, a man
drunk. Is the man who gets druI
one Saturday in four a drunkard,
= lid lADel W 10 pdStcu Ou1y up>
him who is half seas yer four or fl
saturdays in a month? Is a m;
drunk when he ak thick. when
cannot walk a line. or only when
beats his wife? And what kind
penalties must the drunkard pa
when he becomes a more or lie
happy father? This novel opens
many a puzZling social and scienti
problem, and affords rich foo
thought.
The astonishing outbreak of vi
ience on the part of the large col
pany Of intelligent and well-to-
women, which resulted In the almt
complete demolition of the plate gls
windows throughout the fashiona,
London shopping district. is as
Wildering to those not posted regal
Ing tho aims IF tho En01ioh N,.ff