National Republican., 1885-07-14

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IL has been the trouble with most books
on political economy that they have either
been prepared for special students or their
authors have taken for granted a certain
amount Of preliminary knowledge on the
part Of the public which In reality It does
not possess. Miss Dawes has happily recog-
nized that fact, and the book which her
publishers have here put forth exactly meets
the popular needs. IL does not deal oracu-
larly with governmental matters or assume
TO speak from the standpoint Of states
man. IL simply endenvorg TO explain in
the briefest and simpleN way, the CON
stitution Of the United States, aud the
methods OF government which exist under
and In accordance with IT, The author
makes no assumption of superior knowl-
edge, or Of having discovered any
new meaning in any one Of the various
articles OF the constitution, but she does
claim-and an examination of the book
sustains that claim-to have made the in
formation that II contains as accurate, sys-
tematlc, and complete as was possible
under the limitations of space and subject,
and she adds ~ have had in view the fact
that we are month by month trying to as
simulate thousands Of men to whom our In
stitutions are strange and incomprehensl-
bic, and who therefore give ready credenco
TO all manner of specious and deludng
doctrines, but whose minds may be entered
through plain path. 1t has consequently
been my aim to state the great principles
which underlie our national life as simply
as possible.n AS manual upon the subject
for young people we know Of nothing so
comprehensive and complete as "How We
Arc Governed.n
Literary Notes.
Moses King, while student at Harvard
College, earned his entire college expenses
OF about a thousand dollars a year by max
ing books, such as "lIarvard and It's Sur
roundings,n "King's Handbook of Boston,n
"Tho Harvard Register" &C., and since
graduation, few years ago, he has pub
lished many successful books; among them
"Students' Songs,n which has had the most
remarkable sale ever known for q book of
its class. Over 10000 copies of this "Stu-
dents Songs" have been made, and the de-
maDd Is almost the same as before The
probable cause of this success is the fact
that prior to the publication of "Students'
Songs" there was no book containing songs
and music that have sprung up and become
popular within college walls during the
past ten years. The songs have been heard
and heartily enjoyed by thousands of peo-
pie at glee club concerts, college fcs-
tivities, college societies, and at home
and social gatherings They have a
peculiar breeziness and mirth-making ca
pacity that make them enjoyable on all
enjoyable occasions. The book itself is
also q cause of its success. 1t is hand
somely printed, and contains sixty of these
songs, with their music, nearly all of which
are copyrighted, and to be found In no
other collection. 1t is surprise to find so
choice collection OF new aud copyrighted
| jolly songs and music selling for only so
cents. Like almost all successes It has its
| limitations, and some are rather deceptive
in their makeup. Already several so
called collections of students or college
songs are in the market, but the genuine
and original book of "Students' Songs,n
the only one that has been noteworthy
successful, is edited and complied by VIM.
IL. Hills, a young Harvard graduate, and
| published by Moses King, the publisher, at
| Hanover square, In Cambridge, Mass.
| Appleton's National Railway and Steam
| Navigation Guide has beenpurchased from
Messrs. ID. Appleton ~ Co. by the Knick-
erbocker Guide Company, and consolidated
with the KDickerbocSer Ready-Reference
Guide. The consolidated publication, the
| 1885, is called the Travellers Ready-Refer.
ence Guide. 1t will be slightly larger
than Appletons Guide, but will be sold for
| the same price (25 cents), and is the only
national railway guide which is sold at that
| price. 1t contains many features which
will commend 1t to the travelling public
The July number contains Tourists
Guide In addition to the usual matter. The
department OF "Anecdotes and Incidents
popular feature of Appleton's Guide, will
be retained. The book will be issued by
the Knickerbocker Guide Company, from
| the office of the National Railway Publica
tion Company, at 40 Bond street, New York
the latter company being the well knowr
| publishers Of the Official Railway Guide
| the standard work. From this fact II will
be seen that the publishers possess un
rivaled facilities for obtaining early and ac
curate information respecting all transpor
tation matters.
The New York Nation printed in it,
issue of June 25 retrospect of the twenty
| years of its existence which were completed
| with that number. The Nation wal
founded in July, 1865, In recognition Of the
new order of things which was sure to fol
low the end of the war and the abolition Of
slavery 1t at once espoused the cause o.
pure, bipartisan administration of the na
tional government; and the present condi
tion of civil service reform Is owing to /
more than to any other instrumentality. L
| has been conducted in its two leading de
partments-politics and literature-by til,
same editors from the first number, anC
holds to-day, as for the past twenty years
the first rank in each. II is the medium o
the most thoughtful and cultivated discus
sion In the country-is, In fact, the onl,
truly national journalistic forum. It
foreign correspondence is unrivaled, 1t
book reviews (by the leading scholars o
the country possess the highest authority
Each number contains q careful news sum
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