The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
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she notsd sxp,orsr Who vsets sUn-
known Nsxico," "a, b lively aaA
valuable sccount Of Journey maAe IN
the ysar l9Q-l0 into . cufiousiy nt0e
known region that isgi along tie uppsr
part Of the Gulf oe Nsxico east OF the
Colorado River: or. more speca0caliy.
into Northwestern Sonora, Mexico. and
Southwestern Arisona. -
Mr.. Lumholts has . deep love Of ma
turs. and his descr1ntions are snhaneed
BY tHo color plates and many illusRa:
tionA He has . thorough and large
practicai knowledse In q geolosical way.
soil. the opportunities for agriculture
and mining. are enhanced By spisndid
maps made BY himself. Part of the
country which Mr.. LumholtS 1ourneyed
through has never seen Q white man.
rHs NEW JouRNAL OF MARIE BAsHKlRr-
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Pnn. = H s&t.- /.
Every ons. whose literary memery sx.
tends back fifteen years. remembers the
journal Of Marie Bashkirtse6." The
quaint -things- she said, and her remark.
able personality focused the attention
not only Of France. but Of England and
America a. well. upon her. There has
recently. been published In Paris . vol
ums which contains tho very earliest
part Of Marie. .HAshkirtsaT q journal OF
which the present volume 10 q transla-
ton and which. oddly enough. has nsvsr
been given to the public before. 4,
II b human ydoeument which- VIII
command unusual attention In the. pres.
ent day. when the mental development
OF children 10 an important topic Of
4hought and discussion. The frank.
brilliant and amusing comments. re-
markable In . child OF twelve. the age
when the Journal begins, are the
earliest productions Of one who was .
literary prodigy. and are fully as In
terssting as the latter. pnbiished self
revelations.
THE vANIsHINGMAN: A Detsrtiss Romance By
T. Austin Freeman. Pub,shed b. Dodd. Mead
Co.. New 'York. 80.
When John Bellingham. prosperous.
well known. and inonensive. disappears
suddenly and completely from his little
world. q train Of guessing u set on foot.
an unwinding OF clews and unravelinE Of
secrets that tasks all the powers Of q
knot Of clever doctors and hwyers-and
a girl whose presence adds more than
q breath Of romance-to follow success
fully to its conclusion. And It u . story
to pique the reader who II q good
guesser. and takes pride In that fact. For
In the last analysis ono OF the oldest AZ
human industries and one of the newest
are brought into tuxtaposition-an idea
so perfectly worked out that The VAN
ishing Man deserves to be called ths
exceptional detective story
LITERARY HEARrHsToNEs OF DIXIE: By
La Sale Corbell Pictett Published by J. r.
Lippineott Co. Philadelphia tilluatratedi
The luster OF tho gifted ones of the
South is not dimmed by the passage Of
time. but in the rush Of new books upon
the world the readers Of to-day loss
sight OF the volumes which wove threads
Of gold into the Joys and sorrows of the
generation now travelling the downward
slope Of life. Their starry radiance iz
sometimes lost to view In the electric
flash of the present day. II these pages
can In any slight way aid In keeping
their memory bright they will have
reached their highest aim
The poets OF Dixie In war days tended
the flames that glowed upon the altar of
patriotism Their lives were given to
their country as truly as II their blood
had crimsoned the sod Of hard-fought
fields. They gave Of their best to our
cause. Their bugIe notes echo through
the years. and the mournful tones Of the
dirges they sang over the grave OF our
dreams yet thrill our hearts.
AS a matter Of course. the author de-
votes his essays for the greater part TO
Edgar Allan Poe, Sidney Lanier. Paul
Hamilton Hayne, Henry Timrod. William
Gilmore Sims. Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus). Francis Scott Key tthe
poet of the flag. Father Ryan. DIR.
George William Bagby. Margaret Junkin
Preston, and Augusta Evans Wilson.
MRs. AMEs: BY z r. Benson. Published b.
Doubleday. Pass Co. Nov York.
To study character, and to follow In
every detail the thousand and one va
riable moods Of humanity We have only
to read Mr.. Benson's novels. In them
We shall find the novelist's fine under
standing of masculine and feminine fol-
bles.
In his Mrs. Ames" We are given by
Mr. Benson q series OF sketches and
studies of life in an English country
town. Scene and people are placed be-
fore his readers at the outset of his
story, and Mr.. Benson -shirks no op-
portunity to describe them all with an
exactness in which humor has no small
share.
Inimitable are Mr.. Benson's descrip-
tions Of the individualities Of the per-
sons in his comedy as ono after another
they come upon the scene. and he appar-
emily see no reason why he should not
give as much time to the men as to
the women. Life was very comfortable
affair to Mr.. Altman. a retired solicitor,
who is the first of his male characters to
put in an appearance. The principal
pleasure OF its Inhabitants was taken in
watching their fellow-men and women
and in their association with them. Maj.
Ames' predictions for gardening and
his Irritation with Mrs. Evans, Mrs.
Ames' search for the bloom Of youth
after It had faded from her checks, Mrs.
Altham's outlook upon the household ex-
penses, DIR. Evans thoroughgoing COM
mon sense-these are but q few OF the
details that give a
sprightly personal flavor to Mr.. Benson 8
novel. In every respect his humor Is
delicate and his analysis subtle, and the
story is, a faithful and an amusing com
mentary upon life.
THE MARSHAL: By Ma1 RAYMOND shirmsn
Andrews Published b. BobtsMarin Company.
indianapolis. Illustrated Prce. SIS.
1t is a story Of the France Of the Ma
poleons, and the idea on which the
whole plot Ia based. that Of answering
loyalty to q cause that seems lost. IL one
that makes a universal appeal. When
that loyalty attaches itself to q family
SO popular as subjects Of romance as are
the Bonapartes. ahd when the person
embodying that loyalty. IL q fascinating.
loyable young man. interest and SYM