Life — June 27, 1901 — page 2: what you’re looking at

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Richard Croker By ALFRED HENRY LEWIS The Only Authorized Biography of the Great Tammany Leader Green Cloth and Gold, $2.00. Illustrated In something like four hundred pages of clearly printed text Mr. Lewis, whose vigorous American style of writing las become famillar to the public through bis earlier books, “Wolfville and “ Sandburrs,” telly the story of Mr, Croker’s life. The author has studied his subject at close range and has taken the measure of the Democratic Chieftain with rare ‘accuracy, } “RICHARD CROKER™ ts more than a biography, It teils the story of Mr. Croker’s life in most entertaining fashion, but besides this, it ls a character study and gives us wn totimate ‘And accunite estimate of one of the most conspicuous and interesting figures in American life. Mr. Croker « friends will recognize the faithful portrayal of his good qualities, and bis enemies—for Mr. Lewis has been frank as well as Jast—will find his fanits portrayed with equal fdeltty. “RICHARD CROKER™ ts. book which will become @ standard and must find a place In every lbrary, public and private, It is of Interest not only to the politician and Pabiic life, but the genentl reader will find ita fascinating account of a remarkal B remarkable career ‘The coming municipal election in New York will be the fight of Mr. Croker’s tite, He will be constantly in the public eye, aud Mr. Lewis's book provides a thoroagh understanding of the man, his methods and the forces and machinery at his command, No one who expecta to follow the contest intelligently can afford to be without the knowledge contained In what ts, In fact, the sole complete blography of Richard Croker. May be ordered through the trade. or will be sent, carriage prepaid, on receipt of $2.00 NEW NOVELS FOR SUMMER READIN THE CRISIS By Winston Churchill 12mo., Cloth, $1.50 THIS IS IN ITS 160th THOUSAND FHREE WEEKS AFTLR PUBLICATION “The love ste scored a distinct success with this book. is charmingly told. Mr. Churcbii, tt must be acknowledged, has It ls full of betiliant bits, clever epigrams, ashing analysis, and displays withal a broad grasp upon the meaning of things as they stood related to events and to bistory in those dark years of the nation's travail, It ts not too much to say that it ts the best novel founded on the civil war period that has yet been published.""—Brooklyn Dally Eagle. THE HERITAGE OF UNREST By Gwendolyn Overton 12mo., $1.60 * By far the most striking and brillant novel on our Ist this week ts The Herit- age of Unrest, by an American lady named Gwendolyn Overton” —The Spectator, HENRY BOURLAND By Albert Elmer Hancock limo , $1.60 A novel of interpretation. A story of @ Cavalier : A tale of Southern reconstruc- ton. ARROWS OF THE ALMIGHTY By Owen Johnson 12mo., $1.40 “A novel that comes with the same re- freshing gladdening etfect as would a classic, to one who has long been con. fed to the perusal of worthless summer hovels."— Chicago Tribune, RICHARD YEA and NAY By Maurice Hewlett 12mo , $1.50 “A work of fiction rising far, far above all the novels of the year— of # good many yeara."—The Bookman, LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 and 21 West 3ist Street THE MACMILLAN COMPANY NEW york city || 66 FIFTH AVENUE % % ot & ot o NEW YORK are ¢ or005 LA @ e A box and a book y And a shady nook. That Is sammer comfort if the hor 8 a bor of WHITMA ‘Sold everywhere. STEPHEN F. WHITMAN & SON, 1316 Chestnat St., Philadelphia, Established 18: - Bargains in Violins e) An_ opportunity to get a tine tn strument Pretty boxes and odors are used to sell soaps. as no one such would touch if he saw them un- disguised. Beware of a soap that depends on something outside of it. Pears’, the finest soap in the world is scented or not, as you wish; and the money is in the merchan- dise, not in the box. $200; Klor, y others. Foor ‘ad Amati very ete a. from 3640; i ncrintive list of 2.00 to. Sccompanies each violin. Sloathty A SPECIAL OFFER. <i. sloltas ‘oa appr '. St., Chicago. LYON & HEALY, [5 Adams St, im As Clean as Home-made Bread All you have guessed life inatirance may rong. Ifyou wish to How a by the Pess “Mcrvan. Lire, 9213-5 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, All sorts of stores sell it, especially s; all sorts of people are AMERICAN . ’ Dixon S Grapnite PeNcits Are the Standard! | Their Leads Don’t Break ‘Their Grades Never Vary Pencils for All Uses : Each one bearing our trade-mark, the best of its kind. It not sold by your dealer. mention LIFE, and send us Itc. for samples worth double. JOSEPH DIXON CRUCIBLE COMPANY Jersey City, N. J. GASOLINE, STEAM @ SAIL 18 to 35-foot Launches in stock. Larger sizes to orders... AMERICAN MOTOR CO., 185 Broadway, New York WRITE FOR CATALOGUE Ly ABBOTES oniiivn Angostura Bitter: ‘Uae, Oo Wes ABsOTT. 2 COe Uy COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT @ comicbooks.com