Life — July 12, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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The Latest Books. he Passing of Thomas, By Thomas A. New York and London: Harper and Brothers. These little stories are delightful reading, and are full of that charming hi Mr. Janvier knows so well how to infuse into his work. Janvier. Spencer and Spencerism, Vy Hector Macpherson. New York: Doubleday, Page and Company. In the first fifty pages the reader feels as though he were being taken through the entire philosophical field in an automobile at the rate of thirty miles an hour. The remaining pages are devoted to an. expos tion of Spencerism, lucid, interesting a instructive. We detect a slight Boswell touch here and there, and there seems no tof so strenuously pencer's alleged materialism, is extremely well done. 1 defending Mr. As a whole the Not so stirring a story ax Mrs. Steel's “On the Face of the Waters,” and made difficult reading by the author's assumption that every one is familiar with the institu- CLOSE TO THE MILLION DOLLAR MARK ~ Cus- Dine “THAT'S ALL RIGHT, MY DEAN, DON'T BE AFRAID. tions and language of India. The book deals largely with the influence of British le on the mental development of young India An Unsocial Sociatist. By G. Bernard Shaw. New York: Brentano's. Mr. Shaw has created a set gf characters only one of which has a single attractiv quality, and that is a childish vivac which is soon Jost. His book is neither * i and we his desire for a new edition of it after so many years. he Man that Corrupted Hadley burg. By Mark Twain, New York and London: Harper and Brothers. ame brings together in book 1 the stories and essays published fark Twain during the past three rs in the magazines. They are well worthy of the more per- manent form thus given them, OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED, The Second Froggy Fairy Book, Ny thony F. Drexe New York : Biddle. Drexel Widow Magoogin By John J. Jennin New York : G. W. Dil- lingham. A Book of Verses. By Robert Love Philadelphia: J. Lippincott Company. MY HoRsE woN'T sity. Not Free Silver. Kansas To TuR Eprron ov LIF Dear Str: 1 would like very much to hear y« explanation of why you are going to support McKinley for Presideut, white denouncing bts Imperial poltey Which do you consider the worst, the alundon- ment of the Constitution and all the principles that have made us the greatest nation on earth, of free silver, & thing which we always had prior to 1873? Will you please anawer through your paper? Yours respectfully, RU. Boyne. WE. are not going to support Mr. McKinley—nor Mr. Bryan. We are not going to support Imperial- ism or free silver. The issue of this campaign is Imperialism, The election of Mr. Bryan would not mean free silver. He could not force it upon the country if he tried. Congress is for gold, and will so remain. Mr. McKinley's re-election — espe- cially with Mr. Roosevelt at his elbow, would promise a prolonged and bloody orgie of Imperialism—that is, of con- quest, debt and dishonor. As to the two candidates personal: we prefer Mr, Bryan. He has con tions—such as they are—and he carries a spin I wish I had time enough to write a good book. His Frienp: Why not take it? “Can't afford to. I am too busy HE AUTHOR writing successful one: