The Washington herald., 1913-03-02
LATEST BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY TABLE


rfs's book has only been published two
weeks. Coincident with this reprinting
is also the reprinting of Mrs. Norris
first novel, Mother"
Samuel Hopkins Adams. the author
athlete who wrote 1.-The Secret Of Lone
some Cove" made football q regular
part Of the sports at Hamilton Coilege.
He Is an expert in japanese wrestling.
After calling attention to the vast
number of novels published each year
and to the fact that many of them are
not worth while. The Outlook recon-
mends James Stephens's THE Crook OF
Gold" (MacMiIlan's as being one which
deals truly with life and character and
motive and which affords self-respecting
entertainment.
Steward Edward Whites latest book,
"The Land of Footprints" published by
Doubleday, Page & Co, has-receiyed the
certificate of high commendation from
the Literary Honors Committee Of the
Camp Fire Club of America The Land
of Footprints" Is Mr.. Whites book on
Africa. written partly while travelling in
the Dark Continent and partly after his
EttutH hoHit FtNltWiHS III Inc
outlook recently Col. Roosevelt declared
1t to be one Of the best books on the
subject that he has read.
Mary Roberts Rinehart, the Pittsburg
novelist and author Of when a Man
Marries, Where There's a WILL" &c.
in a recent interview stated that she
had cleared more than 10000 on her
novels and fully as much in royalties
har rn1a Atrf tka IoG faxxy
The smallest amount that one of her
books brought. she said. was 81, 300, while
the greatest amount received in royal
ties for any one OF her stories was $780,
CO., And then Mrs. Rinehart added.
Literature is more business than q
passion with me-" So one might Judge!
During the last fifteen years more
than 100000 copies of the various
books in the celebrated collection of
poems by James Whitcomb Riley. the
Hoosier poet, have been sold. This Is
an average Of more than 100000 books
annually in that period and 1t is doubt
full whether any other poets works,
outside OF the Shakespeare productions
have ever experienced such a remark
able sale. The Riley vogue has not
been confined to any special section Of
the country, or even to America He
is remarkably popular among the Eng
lish and some of his nondialect works
have been translated into many Ian
guages.
Frederick Ferdinand Moore's novel
OF the China Seas. The Devils Ad
miral." sl.25 nett. makes the other
Of the brace of two novels published
by Doubleday, Page & Co. in February.
This is a story of modern piracy laid in
one of the worlds few remaining out
posts of romance. II grips the interest
at the start and holds II to the very
end. The author knows the section of
the world about which he writes, and
many OF the characters are drawn from
men with whom he has sailed.
A few of the thought starters in
the March Nautilus (Holyoke. MassD,
are: The Habit of Feeling Prosper
ous." by Orison SWEET Msrden. being a
splendid study of the making of life
patterns; Practical Psychology" by
Edward r. Wsrman. a discussion of
thought transference. mind reading
and muscle reading. with practical ex-
amples from the authors personal ex
periences: The Science of Vitality" by
Walter De Voc. a method for har-
monizing mind and body SO as to get
the best out of every days effort: The
Autobiography OF the Soul Atom by
G. Willard Bartlett, a scientific dis
cussion: The Seven Weapons" by
Thomas Dreier. a mastery little lesson
In psychology derived from Buddha.
Tn many parts OF the country the
sod house has passed and Is now con-
sidered as a relic of bygone days" re-
Gently said Sarah Comstock. whose sue
cessful novel. The Soddy." was pub
lished by Doubleday. Page & Co. But
IN some parts of Kansas the sod house
remains in spite of fireless cookers.
electric door bells. patent alcohol heat
ers shower baths. and all the latest
achievements in modern plumbing. In
deed. have visited many a sod house
where the owner kept an expensive
automobile in a sod garage. and where
all the very latest achievements of SCI
ence in reducing the labor of house
keeping were used as a matter of
course. You see the reason for this
is simply the fact that the sod house
is the best shelter from the eccentrIci-
ties OF the Kansas climate-the coolest
in the hot summer. and the warmest in
the bitter winter"
The death OF Charles Major. the Indi-
ana author. robs the literary world OF
one of its most distinguished figures
The greatest achievement in the career
OF Charles Major was When Knight
hood Was In Flower" a story which
took the country by storm when 1t first
appeared in novel form: gained unprece-
dented popularity in Canada and Eng
land, and later. upon being dramatized.
experienced a wonderful vogue both in
England and America and was translate
ed and interpreted for the stage in al
most all OF the European countries. The
first dramatic version was presented for
several seasons by Julia Marlowe and
f. II. Sothern, and later. with lesser
stars in the leading roles. was ex-
ceptionally successful. To-day IL stands
as one Of the most popular stock pro-
ductionk
Mcbride. Mast 4 Coz. Rudolph Aronson
Morocco. Mulai Abdul Aziz his first les
son on the piano. with his brown
finger held in my hand. I made him pick
out the notes Of the eight keys forming
an octave. and such interest did he take
in his new avocation that the following
afternoon I was summoned to come to
the palace with a plan Of the nrst lesson
I had given the Sultan the previous
morning: so I hurriedly sketched on a
sheet Of paper a facsimile of the full
octave. placing the fingers on the keys in
their proper position. and taking 1t with
me, accompanied the guards to the
palace. The Sultan was busily engaged
the scale. He thanked me for
the sketch. and presented me with a
scimitar with his initials and an Arabic
inscription as a token OF his appreciation.