The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-01-22
RECENT LITERATURE.

HEAVY ORDNANCE FOR NATIONAL De
n. Published by G. p. Putnam's Sons, New
York
This pamphlet, which is No. II of Putnam's
Sons" Questions of the Day." is valuable
monograph on a subject which is just now of
general interest.
CONSUMPTION. It's Nature, Causes, Prevention,
and Cure. By j. NJ. w. Kitchen, NJ. D., Assist
ant Physician to the Bellevue Hospital Chest
Class. Published by G. p. Putnams Sons, New
York.
In this work DIR. Kitchen has done a mag
nifcent service to all those liable to diseases of
the respiratory organs. He tells all that sci
ence can tell Of the origin, prevention, and
cure of these dreadful complaints, in simple,
plain language, which no one can fail to under
stand.
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS; OR, THE
MECHANISM AND METAPHYSICS OF En-
CHANGE. By Edward Atkinson. Published
by G. Z. Putnam's Sons, New York.
This is a "plain, practical business mans"
attempt to explain how the business of the
world is done, and to combat Henry Georges
theories. He divides his work into three
parts: what Makes the Rate of Wagcs?"
What is a Bank?" and 1.-THE Railway, the
Farmer, and the Public"
THE CHILDREN OF THE BIBLE. By Fanny
l.. Armstrong. Published by Fowler & Wells,
New York.
Pleasantly written little stories of Ishmael,
Isaac, Esau, Jacob, Joseph Miriam, Moses,
Samuel, David, Abijah, The Widows Son. The
Summarizes Son, Joash, Uzziah the Leper Jo-
siah Daniel The Infant Jesus The Child Je-
sus, The Boy Jesus, The Daughter of Jairus,
The Lunatic Child Healed, Rhoda, Timothy,
and other little heroes and heroines of Biblical
recitals. tender introduction by Miss Fran
ces Willard, the President of the WOmans
Christian Temperance Union, adds much to
the value of the book.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE OHIO ASSOCIATION
OF UNION EX-PRISONERS OF WAR.
We have received from Comrade W. H. Rose
welt, 10 Randolph street, Columbus, o., who is
Secretary of the Ohio Association of Union
Ex-prisoners of War, a copy of the proceedings
of the Association at the Reunion held at Day
ton July %, so, and 81, 1884. 1t is very we'll
got up indeed, and special value is given it
by a complete register of all the members of
the association, their rank, company, and regi
ment, with the date of capture. places of i'm
priSOnment, and present residences. The eX-
cellent get-up of the pamphlet reflects the great
est credit on Comrade Roosevelt and those who
aided him.
FIFTEEN HUNDRED ORIGINAL CONUN-
DRUMS. BY q Society Lady. Published by j.
S. Ogve Il Co., New York. Price, Is cents.
An interesting little pamphlet of 116 pages.
MUSTER ROLL OF THE FIFTH CONNECTI-
CUT VOLUNTEERS BY Edward V. Preston.
In 1879 the Legislature of Connecticut caused
the removal of the battle flags stored in the
State Arsenal to the new Capitol, and all the
veterans in the State were invited to act as an
escort during the transfer, which took place
on the anniversary of the battle of Antietam.
Among those present were the members of the
gallant old 9th Conn, which was organized in
Hartford in June, 1861 under Col o. S. Ferry,
and mustered out at the same place in July,
1856, after an unusually stirring and eventful
This LITTLE pannh lot contains n
of all who participated in the parade, with Gas
frontispiece) Photographic view of the grand
parade.
WONIANS RELIEF CORPS. Report of the Ma
tonal Organization, etc.
Mrs. f. Florence Barker, the Past President
of the Woman's Relief CORPS, sends us this PAM
phlet, which is just issued in handsome shape
from the press of E. B. Stilings & Co., Boston.
1t contains report of the National Organiza-
ton of the Corps at Denver, July % and &C.
1883, and the proceedings of the Second Ma
tiOnal Convention at Minneapolis last July.
FARNELLS FOLLY. By ]. T. Trowbridge
Published by Lee 4 Shepard. Boston.
Mr. Trowbridge is the leader of what may be
called the healthy, robust school of American
fiction. His characters are all flesh and blood
people, AMI generally very much alive. The
scene of "Farnefs Folly" is Waybrook, lit
tie town in New York. Farnell has built
ton, and so lets in" all his friends and ac-
quaintances His daughter Julia comes to his
rescue, and by teaching school provides for her
fathers wants. Marian Fenway is the village
belle. Her father began life as blacksmith in
WaybrOOk, and having forged a good hayfork,
starts a factory and is successful. Mrs. Fenway,
Mdrian's mother, is silly, passionate woman.
Marian loves VIII Rayburn, who is the hero of
the romance. Adolphus Daskill, of Buffalo, is
the gay Lothario of the story. He has appar-
ent wealth. He buys Farnell's Folly, cuts out
viii, and persuaded by her mother, Marian
marries Daskill. A Mrs. Chilgrove, who has
been Daskill's mistress, now appears. Dasl1ill
forces Marian to take for companion Mrs. Chill
grove. His rascality is discovered, and Marian
flies from the house, gets lost in a snow Storm
and is rescued by her former lover, VIII.
When she dies Will marres Julia Farnell.
YOUNG FOLKS IDEAS. By Uncle Lawrence"
author of Young Folks Why's and Where
fores,n etc. Published by j. b. Lippincott & Co.,
Philadelphia.
In this charming volume Uncle Lawrence"
intcrweaves into his pretty story large amount
of valuable information on great number of
subjects; and so skilfully does he do this, that
our young folks, while reading very interest
ing narrative, are at the same time becoming
acquainted with wide range of scientific and
other matters of value. The author writes in
a manner readily understood by the juvenile
mind, on printing, photography, the manufac
ture of paper, gold and silver mining, and a
host of other interesting matters. The book is
handsomely bound and profusely illustrated.
A MATTER OF TASTE A Novel. By George
ii. Ricard. Published by White, Stokes & Allen, |
New York. For sale by Brentano. Washington.
very bright, we'll written little story in the
Henry James style. The narrative begins in
Hartford, but the heroine is soon taken to
Venice, where she suffers herself to be woOed
and won by an Italian doctor, in pursuance of a
scheme of his to replenish the family Golfers.
Her Hartford lover, who has followed her to
Venice, is heartbrOken, and after a series of
adventures brings up in the hospital at Milan,
Frustrated by fever. She decides to so to his
bedside in spite of the orders of her Italian
husband. She knows now that she really loved
the Hartford man all the time, and she tells
him so. He thereupon gets well, returns to
Hartford, and waits for the Italian doctor to
die, which he finally does, and the lovers are at
last united.
A PROTESTANT CONVERTED TO CATHOLIC
ITY BY HER RIBLE AND PRAYER BOOK.
By Mrs. Fanny Maria Pittar. Published by the
Catholic Publication Society, Buffalo, n. y.
Price, 80 cents.
This is little pamphlet of deeply religious
and sectarian character, as its title implies.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. A Popular Trea-
tsc the Law OF. BY Nj. s. Robinson, of the
Chicago Bar. Published by the Author, at Chi
cago, Ill. Price, 81.
This is a small pamphlet, but it gives in a
condensed form the laws of the various States
and of England and the Continent in regard
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