The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-12-15
Publication Notice.


The Literary Revolution brought the
prices of books down to the very botioal'
The supposition was mistake. Alden
has recently made reduction all along
the line--a reduction so great as to be a
startling surprise to book buyers aud an
amazenlent to book publishers He says
continued reduction in cost of manufae-
ture. and continually widening market
warrant it. He says still lower prices
are possible ifpurchasers can be sufficient
~ multi 1lied-it would seem as If he
were bound to make coustomer ofevery
one who can read Tennyson's "Enoch
Arden" for cents Guiz6t's France APT
fine illustrations, reduced from S3400 to
$3.50, and so on, ad infinitum A novel
scheme which he has recently put for
ward to tempt hook-loyers is a "Provi-
dent Book Club" which secures each
member a $500 library for installments
of50 cents a month, or a larger library
for proportlonate payments. His new
"a page Alphabetical Catalogue is very
wonder in its iterary attractions--is and
particulars of that Club are sent free to
any applicant. Address John B. Alden,
Publisher, New York or Chicago.
To be exact, one hundred and two
famous authors find places in the fifth
volume of the encyclopedia of Universal
Literature" now issued. The list is
headed by Mary Cowden Clarke of Eng
land living, and closes with Cvprian, of
Carthage, a. D. 20025S. Between these
appear the names of not less than thirty.
two American authors (which shows the
great Importance of the work in this
respect including the names of s. L.
Clemens (Mark Twain Robert Collyer,
J. Fenimore Cooper, Henry Clay, Bishop
Coke. f, S. Cozzens (author of Sparrow
grass Papers, F. NJ. Crawford and Geo,
w. Curtis French literature is represent
ed by Cousin and Compt. Chinese by
Conlucius, Italian by Colonna--and thus
the whole world is brought under tribute
The Record of Philadelphia says; The
plan Of the work is certainly original, and
excellent judgement has been shown
both in the choice of authors and of sub
iaets." The Christian Union pronounces
it excellent" The Argus and Patriot of
Vermont says "The projects is an adj
mirable one, When completed the stu
dent and general reader will have a com
plete Cyclopedia of all there is valuable
in the whole range Of literature" The
form in which it is issued is as sup
erior as it is UNIQUE, the volumes are
handy, the type all that can be desired
and the binding in the very best taste.
Perhaps the most remarkable feature
about the work IS its low cost-only 80
cents for paper, so cents for cloth, GO cents
for hall Morocco bound volumes Of nearly
500 pages each, and even from these
pSices large reduction is made to early
purchasers. Relying upon the intrinsic
merits of the work the publisher offers
specimen volume in cloth for % cents, or
in half Morocco 35 cents postage cents
extra on condition that within three
days after receipt you will remit the re
msinder of the price or return the
volume. The work is planned to be COM
pleted in fifteen volumes. The publishers
64-page descriptive catalogue of standard
and popular work@is sent free to any
applicant Address John B. Alden Pub
Usher, New York or Chicago.
A seasonable article. giving good advice
as to the selection of Christmas presents,
is a prominent feature in the December
number Of The Decorator and Furnish
er A page of designs for Christmas
decorations and directions for putting up
of texts, etc, for the holiday season,
will both be found exceedingly clear and
useful,
One ofSarony's line crayon drawings
is the subject Of a full page illustration
as is also a japanese design that may be
adapted to home and amateur work adj
mirably. The continuation ofthe Church
furnishing series is interesting paper
on the economy of space offers sugges-
tions for the arrangement of furniture
beautiful page teaching Of indoor
gardening for the winter is artistic and
instructive, new funture is profusely
shown, RlgueneG is continued, Christmas
hooks are referred to, and there are
a multitude of short articles and small
er designs that will be found invaluable.
This fine magazine is published by The
Decorator And Fnrnisher Co. so East
Fourteenth Street, New ork.
The December Number of the Political
Science Quarterly will be found fully
equal to its predecessors in the interest
and value OF its articles. Under the title,
The Future of Banking in the United
States, Mr. Horace White (of the N. Y.
Evening POST discusses the problem
presented by the steady shrinkage Of the
bank note circulation. In an article
called Scientific Socialism, Mr. Herbert
L. 0sgood gives a clear and systematic
presentation of the views of Rcdbertus,
the father of modern state-socialism.
Prof. Geo B. Newcomb, of the College
of the City Ct New York, treats Theories
of Property from a legal-philosophieal
point Of view. Mr.. Frank j. Goodnow, i
OF Columbia COLLEGE describes Judicial
Remedies AGAINST Administrative Action,
comparing our system with the French
system. Prof. John w. Burgess reviews
Won Holst's Public Law of the United |
States; praising the book highly but in-
dicating number of grave errors. Or.
John Elliott Brown, of the n. Y. Inde-
pendent, concludes his account OF the
Conflict of East and West Egypt, de-
scribing the sending of Gordon to the /
Soudan, and the failure of Wolseley's re-
lief expedition. So year. 75c number I
CHM & Company, Publishers.
XMAS CANDY. I