The Republican journal., 1882-10-12

My GIRLS. BY Ida 4. Churchill This
bright and we'll written story will be read with
genuine pleasure by ali lovers of the better
class of fiction. The four girls who are equally
its heroine>, are four young lady telegraph
operators in large railroad office. At the
time the story opens they are discharged from
their positions on account of changes made in
the management of the road, and are discussing
plans for the future. Each one has her pecu-
liar dream, and all of them lie OUTSIDE. and be-
yond telcgraphing. One. who has already writ
ten for the press, yearn> for literary life, an
other, who is possessed Of passion for music.
dreams of fame and competence through means
of her voice; Il third aspires to the platform As
Il public reader, while the fourth is content to
trust her fate to the future, and take what
comes. The result of their talk is decision 10
60 to New York together, and earning enough
to support themselves by such means As are
possible. to pursue their studies in the various
directions alluded to. This plan is carried out.
and Il month later the little party Of friends j.
established in comfortable room. in retired
street in the city. where they begin housekecI-
ing under difficulties, but in the gayeS spirits
imaginable. The history Of their Experiences.
their disappointmcntS. trials, and triuntpis, is
fascnain@ly told. and the reader who once
takes up the volume will hardly lay it BY until
it is finished. V. /. f. Series. Price 81 D. H.
Lothrop & Co.
GRANDMA'S GARDEN. Under this title Mis-.
Kate Sanford has arranged Il pleasing novelty
for the holiday season, similar in design to the
''Purple and Cold so popular last year. 1t is
series of leaflets, tied together with ribbon ana
containing original poems by Lucy Larcom.
Rose Terry Cooke, Mrs. Dorr, Mary ID. Brine,
Marion Harland and others with some sclrc-
tons. all Of them appropriate to the commence
ration of an o!d-fashioned flower garden. The
covers are embelIshed with designs in colorS by
Walter Satteree, and fac-simiIes of The sigma
lures of the contributors Grandma'S Garden
will be in demand as the holidays draw near. j
X. Osgood Co., publishers, Boston.
LIEUTENANT DANENHOWER'S NARRATIVE
OF THE "JEANNETTE." This is the title of il
neat, clearly printed pamphlet, containing Il re-
vision of the narrative dictated bv the author
and published in the New York Herald. Maps
and diagrams illustrate the text Of this deeply
interesting narrative Of thrilling experiences
and there is Il portrait of Lieut.. Danenhower
and full page engraving of the Jeanette in
the pack J. r. Osgood & Co.. publishers.
Boston.
NOTES.
The nineteenth thousand of Blanche How
ards piquant novel, "Aunt Serena is now in
the press.
Estes Il Lauriat, Boston. announce for the
holidays small quarto edition of Rock me to
sleep" by Mrs. Elizabeth Akers Allen, Illus
trated from original drawings by f. S. Church.
4. ii. Garrett, s. G. McCutcheon aud George
T. Andrews.
Our Little Ones for October has Il capital
frontspieee representing two little darkes
selling magnolia blossoms, and an accompany
ing article tells all about this sweet and per-
fumed Southland flower. The other articles
and illustrations are all of the high standard
which characterizes this excellent juvenile
monthly. Russell Publishing Co., publishers.
ROston.
The October number of the monthly issue of
Golden Days contains the opening chapters of
a new serial by Frank III. Converse, a Maine
boy, well known in this vicinity; and also the
beginning of another story which tells of the
adventures of a boy who shipped for whaling
voyage. The serials published in Golden Days
are very interesting and uneXceptionabe in
tone, and the miscellany is entertaining and in
sructive. James Elverson, publisher, Phila-
delphia.