National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-11-20
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

HARPERs YOUNG PEOPLE. 1856 New
York Harper Il Brothers. Franklin square.
From the publishers
A great book of pictures, stories, history,
and many other useful studies woven in,
being the bound weekly numbers of Young
People for months and months. 1t con-
tains $50 pages, not Il dull page among
them, No better present could be given
child, for 1t will delight and inform him,
his brothers, sisters, relations, and friends,
not for day, but at least year. The
binding Is rich and appropriate.
FROM MEADOW. SWEET TO MIsTLEToE.
Pictures aud verses BY MARY A. LATHBURY.
Let good cheer run round the year. New
York WOrthington Company, AZ Broad
way. Tor sale by ]. D. Free, jr, 1913 f.
$3.50
A wonder book for children, wherein
they are presented sensible, yet simple
poetry and illustrations in the highest style
OF art. Fortunate juveniles to whom this
grand gift shall come in the holiday times!
1t will gloriousy improve their reason and
their taste. The engravings are admirable,
both In design and execution, leaving moth.
ing more to be desired and scarcely anything
beyond to be dreamed Of, Man or woman,
the most intellectual and cultivated, III ay
study these large pages with absolute profit.
! Even the pictured cover is charmingly at
| tractive.
CAP AND BELLS. BY SAMUEL MINTuRS
PECK. New York: White Stokes " Allen.
For sale byJ. l.. Wilmington. 81.
These poems are beautiful with truth
with imagination, with inspiration. They
satisfy the reason, they realize our grand
est dreams, they render the world lovely,
| and they raise us above the world. The
| entire volume have we carefully, ardently,
read, and only now desire that all men
may thus be made so happy as we have
been made. We thank God for great
American poet.
No one, competent to decide, would re.
gard our declaration as extravagant could
we quote from the book as extensively as
we desire. Open II where you may, beauty
will smile before you; your heart will thrill,
your sense will be satisfied. There Ia a III
rectness in the lines OF this poet, an Orna-
mentatlon which is never In excess, a sutll-
cheney in every subject sulliciency aud
no more, which prove them perfect as
works OF art, The melody everywhere is
exquisite. To read the poems ia to sing
them. They compel music, even though IL
may not be audible. The music ranges
through the mystic halls OF the mind.
h., Our poet seems TO be glowing produc-
tion OF the sunny south-Alabama, prob
ably. The south blooms IN all his verse.
Not the partisan, but the rich, the generous
the noble south We feel, now, that that
1owery gorgeous region is not alone the
home OF the heart, but Of the intellect also
of the heart and the intellect in perfect
marriage
Many marks OF approval have we placed
along the pages yet can only treasure tht
harmonies ourselves, not offer them to thu
public, space fOrbidding, Still, we cor
daily invite all to the banquet; tickets pro
durable at the bookstores or from the pub
fishers.
A single song, only, we copy, as illustra
tive of the authors light, simple, melodious
thoughtful style;
BEFORE THE DAVIS.
Before the dawn begins TO glow,
A ghostly company keep:
Across the silent room they creep,
The buried forms of friend and foe
Amid the thrOng that come andPO
There are two eyes that make me weep;
| Before the dawn begins to glow,
ghostly company keep.
Two dear dead eyes love them so
They shine Ike starlight on the deep,
Aud often when AIN asleep
They stOOp and kiss me, bending low,
! Before the dawn begins to glow
UNITED STATES CENSUS, Report of the sc
/ Cial Statistics of Cities, Compiled by GEO
! Il WARlSG, JR., expert and special agent
! Part /, the New England and the Middl
! States Part II, the southern and the West
r ern states Part |, Washington Govern
ment Printing ONCE,
A "mlghty big" book, 0l5 large pages
and "mlghty good readiug,n 1t come
closer 10 cur hearts than any other nationu
publication, for now our homes and haunt
are concerned. The histories OF our cItIe
from their early village rising, and so dow