Morning journal and courier., 1886-11-20
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

RECENT PUBLICATIONS. 1 The most beautiful of the stBird yolumes'' l we have yet seen is Familiar Birds and What the Poets Sing of Them," illustrated 1 by Fidelia Bridges and edited by Susie Bars tow Skelding. It contains nearly fifty of the | best poems, several of them with the fac | similes of the authors manuscript Among | them are "A Dream of Summer" by John G. Whittier; ''The Poets Song" by Tenny- son; "A Summer Song," by Mary Bradley, etc. The volume is concluded with one of Heine's songs. There are twelve illustrations in excellent coloring, among which are lori olee and Plum Blossoms, /" Robins and Ap- pie Blossoms" etc. The book is elegantly bound in cloth and gold with birds and bough on the cover. It is beautiful book for holiday gift. White, Stokes & Allen, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 'Songs of Birds" and "Songsters of the Branches" edited by Susie Barstow~ Skeld- ing and illustrated by Fidelia Bridges, are beautiful little holiday volumes. The former contains "From May Day." by Ralph Waldo Emerson; "Shadows of Birds,'' by Helen Jackson; "At Twilight" by E. c. Stedman, etc., with eolored designs of swallows and arrow head snow buntings and pine bough; wrens and honeysuckle and sea gull and serf. The latter contains ''The Field Sparrow by Lucy Larcom; 'tSinging at Sunset," by Fran ces Ridley Havergal; ''To Autumn" by John Keats and others, with colored designs of orioles and plum blossoms, thrush and sweet peas, song sparrow and wild roses and chick adees and autumn leaves. They are taste fully bound in color and gold and tied with ribbon at the back. White, Stokes & Al len. publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Among the elegant assortment of holiday books 'Flowers From Dell and Bower," po- ems illustrated by Susie Barstow Skelding, author of ''Flowers From Hill and Dale,' etc., takes a first place. The book contains poems by all the prominent writers and is illustrated with jacqueminot roses, trailing arbutus, white daisies and grasses. wild roses, Easter lilies, with fac simile of man. uscript by Lucy Larcom; sweet peas, violets, moss roses, jonquils and crocuses, pink and white azaleas, etc., adapted and arranged by Susie Bsrs.ow Skelding. The artistic taste of Miss Skelding has endured the test and criticism of many judges, rising higher and higher in the estimate of the public. Her work is comprised of gems which, beautiful in themselves, are made brighter when set in tte beautiful flower poems of the best wri- ters. White, Stokes & Allen, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Birds of Meadow and Grove" is a dainty little holiday volume bound with pink rib bon, with tastefully ornamented cover. It is edited by Susie Barstow Skelding, author of 'iFlowers From Here and There," "The Flower Song Series" {" etc., and illustrated by Fidelia Bridges. It contains coored designs of yellowsbirds and mullein, robins and ap pie blossoms, bluebirds and morning glsries, and snowbirds and rose-hips. It is very at tractive in it's bright dress. White, Stokes 6 Allen, publishers, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "A Mothers Song," by Mary D. Brine, au- thor of ''Stories Grandma Told,'' "From Gold to Grey," "Merry Go-Round," etc., il- frustrated by Miss c. A. Northam, is beau- tiful addition to the holiday books. The stanzas are set in full l-page illustrations of exquisite shading. The cover is of dark cloth, in which are set flowers and gold. It is elegant in every particular both externally and internally. The verses are touching and admirably portray the feelings and thoughts of the mother. It is printed on thick, heavy paper with full gilt. Cassell & Co.,, pub fishers, New York For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 ssGloria Victis'' is @ romance by Ossip Schubin, author of "Our Own Set." transla- ted from the German by Mary Maxwell. It is captivating story, light and easy in style, with enough of character painting to make it interesting and profitable. The volume is admirably written, abounding in dramatic scenes and vivid pictures of life and charac- ter The author is among the best writers of German light fiction. The English transla- tion is admirable. William s. Gottsberger, publisher, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 A new novel by Ella Wheeler Wilcox has just appeared It is entitled fPerdita" and is published with the other stories: IA Mental Crime,' "Violets Emancipation" "Dave's Wife," "John Smith," etc. Pub lished in paper covers by J. s. Ogilvie G Co.,, New York. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 In the widely spread feeling of dissatisfac tion with the present organization of society which now exists everywhere, it is interest ing to study that organization in it's relations and complicated method of working. "So- cial Struggles" by John Philip Phillips, is work treating of the fundamental facts and principles relative to values, prices, money and interest; national banks, franchises, the silver question, socialism, capital and laoor and business Arrangement. A revolt against the present road of travel will certainly come. sslt is important that everyone should clearly understand that every evil, every wrong and every error in our institutions, and every de- feet in their practical workings, can be cured by a peaceful revolution at the ballot-boxes." Thus the author says in his preface, and with this in mind as the aim of his work he branches out into a consideration of the facts and related principles of his subject i'll it's wide reach, and draws his conclusion fairly and we'll "Contentment among all classes of good citizens and steady industry and economy are the prime requisites Of per manent national prosperity. Nothing pro- notes that condition and fosters those virtues more than public policy of fair dealing with all persons. Nothing is so safe and profitable as simple justice. In 8 country governed by the majority of voters the best safeguard of the rights and interests of each individual is his clear knowledge of the effect of legislation upon them" Believing that there is soon to be change, the author presents this work ito shed some light upon the pages of the immediate future; to show what measures impartial justice requires shall be adopted to protect and preserve the equal rights and proper relations of creditor and debtor, of capital and labor; and what political action will best prevent the strong and rich from expressing and robbing the
 weak and poor; and how to displace the currency whose purchasing power is subject to such frequent and great changes. The
 writer deals with his subject in & masterly way, interesting to all interested in it. | Printed by Futile, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven. For sale by Judd the bookseller. ''First Steps in Scientific Knowledge" by l Paul Best, is the most remarkable book ever I written on scientific knowledge for children. The book has been used with great success 1 in France and Belgium. Translations of it