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the work is arranged furnishes the means ot following the course of the drama historical , ly and tracing in it's progress the revolu-
 tions of style, manners and morals that marked successive periods. Short biograph- ical notices and explanatory notes intro ) duced where it is necessary or desirable It is a book of much value. Published by
 Dodd, Mead & Co.,, New York, and for sale
 in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Birthday Mottoes,'' selected from the
 writings of E. P. Roc by Lyman Abbott, is
 the title of neat volume published by Dodd, Mead & Co.,, New York. The left
 hand pages contain selections from MT. Roe's
 books, and the right hand pages are left | blank, except that the names and the year of
 birth of distinguished people are printed
 under their birthdays. The frontispiece is
 portrait of MT. Roe. For sale in this city
 by Judd the bookseller.
 ''Art and Nature in Italy," by Eugene
 Benson, is a delightful little book. The au- thor is thoroughly conversant with Italian
 art and his intelligent criticisms and charm. ing descriptive powers make his book one of
 unusual interest. Published by Roberts
 Brothers, Boston, and for sale in this city by
 Judd the bookseller.
 Lee & Shepard of, Boston, have issued number of beautiful books for the holiday
 season. Among them are Rosa Hartwick i Thorpes interesting poem "Curfew must
 not ring to night" with illustrations by F.
 T. Merrill and E. H. Garrett Tennyson's
 ''Ring Out, Wild Bells," illustrated by Miss L. B. Humphrey ,and Rev. Edmund H. Sears favorite hymn That Glorious Song of Old" with illustrations by Alfred Fredericks. The books very attractive, the paper, printing illustrations and binding being of fine quality. One of these books would make very ap- propriate Christmas gift. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "A History of the French War, ending in the Conquest of Canada, with a Preliminary Account of the Early Attempts at Coloniza tion and Struggles for the Possession of the Continent" by Rossiter Johnson, is one of the series emitted "Minor Wars of the United States" and published by Dodd, Mead & Co.,, New York. The history of the French war is narrated in an interesting style. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ''The Nature and Form of the American Government Founded in the Christian Reli- gion," by the Hon. George Shea, Chief Jus- tice of the Marine court of the city of New York, is an elaboration of an address which 1 Judge Shea delivered last April before the | faculty and students of the General Theolog- ical Seminary of the United States at St. Peter's Hall in New York city. In his argu ment, the line Of which is obvious, the gradu-. al development of republican govern ment is traced with especial reference to the infu ences which the Christian religion has had on its growth. Published by Houghton, Miffiin lS Co.,, Boston, and for sale in this city by H. H. Peck.
 G. P. Putnams Sons, New York, have added to their Handy Book Series "How to Succeed" series of essays by Senators lard Parker and Leopold Damrosch, William Story Smith, w. Hamilton Gibson, Lawsone Valentine, Hon. George B. Loring, Thomas Edison, E. P. Roe and Lyman Abbott. The essays were originally published in the Chris ttdaa Union, and they gave such good, prac- tical, definite advice how to succeed in vari. ous walks of life, by those who have them selves succeeded, that they are we'll worthy of permanent preservation. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Henry Holt & Co.,, of New York, have published in the Leisure Hour Series Thomas Hardy's brilliant novel, ''Two on Tower," just concluded in the AtIantic Monthly. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.