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Books Received.

The following publications have been received
from the firm of Harper & Brothers since our
last report: Baptized with Curse" romance
by Edith Stewart Drewry. and Francis So
cialistic romance, by NJ. Dial vero, of Harpers'
Handy series; and 'Ottilie, an Eighteenth CEN
tury idyl. by Vernon Lee; ''St Briavels," nov
ell, by Mary Deane; ''Ancient American Politics"
by Hugh j. Hastings, and 'The Court of France
in the Sixteenth Century" by Catherine Char
lotte, Lady jackson, all of the Franklin square
Library
A ROMANTIC YOUNG LADY. By Robert Grant.
Ticknor & Co., Boston; The Bowen Merrill
Company, Indianapolis
Mr.. Grant does not know very much about
rhe nature of girls, but he has written a
story which will probably be praised and ad
mired by those who prefer smooth and pleasing
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frontispiece. 1t is accompanied by an illustrated
paper on his home, by II. L. Brackstad. There
Is also animated illustrated sketch of the
"Gloster Fishers" by Franklin H. North, the
spirited illustrations being by w. Taber Frank
r. Stocktons fantastic sketch, 1.-THE Casting
Away of Mrs Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine, is con-
tinued. The number is rich in excellent reading
matter.
The Philadelphia people, or some of them,
never get tired of talking of the merits of the
Keely moter, which thus far has failed to operate
more than a few minutes at time, and then in
anything but a satisfactory manner. In the
October number Of Lippincotts w. FL. Babcock
again considers it. Edgar Fawcett has sketch
on "a Lear of Tompkins Square" and George
May Powell a paper on that perennial subject,
Friction Between Labor and Capital"
Gail Hamilton has a paper in the October
North American on IAN American Queen" be-
ing a sketch Of the life and services of Miss
Zilpah P. Grant. the "6rst president of the first
college for women" she being the first president
of the Adams Female Academy. at salary of
So week during the school year. and $50 year
for travelling expenses Professor Sumner con-
siders Mr. Baine's attitude the tariff, and
Henry George discusses Labor in Pennsyl-
vania."
Among the contents of the October Wide
Awake are: ga Tiny Tale of Travel, for Very
Little Folk" by Celia Thaxter; Little Alx
Story of the Children's Crusade" in verse, by
Susan Coolidge, with seven full-page ilustra-
tons by Edmund FL. Garrett "The Clocks of
Kenilworth' is another illustrated poem, by
Hezekah Butterworth. All the features of this
excellent magazine for children are kept up to
their high standard of excellence, and the issue
for October is as good as any that have preced-
ad
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"reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln.

The North American Publishing Company, 80
Lafayette place, New York, has issued fine
octave volume of CSC pages bearing the above
title and made up of recollections of the dstn-
guished men of the Nation who came in contact
with Mr.. Lincoln. The compiler and editor of
this very entertaining matter is Mr.. Allen Thorn
dixie Rice, editor of the North American Re-
view, and this is guarantee enough that 1t Is
trustworthy. to say nothing of the literary ex-
cellence of the compilation Among those
drawn upon for material concerning this remark
able character in American history the fol-
lowing: General Grant, Elihu B. Washburn.
General Butler. George S. Boutwell,, Frederick
Douglass Benjamin Perley Poore, Henry Ward
Beecher, William D. Kelley. Robert G. Inger-
soll Schuyler Colfax, d. w. Voorhees,, Hugh
McCuloch, Chauncey M. Depew, Walt Whit
man, and others. The volume which is very
handsome one, is embellished with portraits of
the gentlemen who have supplied these enter
tanning incidents in the life of Lincoln. The
frontispiece is steel portrait of Lincoln himself,
in addition to which is presented copy of the
portrait painted by Thomas Hicks at the time
of Llncoln's first nomination at Chicago. A
scholarly review of the public life of Lincoln is
given by the editor in the preface, with fac
simiie pages of manuscript of important docu-
ments written by him at various times in his life.
Altogether this is one of the best books on the
Life of Lincoln yet produced, presenting him in
so many lights and always, nearly, in that kind
ly aspect for which he was famous as the peo-
pies President No library will be complete
without this book on Lincoln.
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Short stories from the Dic,iouarv.

Arthur Gilman has prepared little volume
bearing the above title, which to many will be
attractive without explanation, intuition being
enough to indicate what the contents are. He
has sketched out of the dictionary. aided by his
familiarity with the meaning and derivation of
words, a number of very interesting and in
structiye stories of the origin of modern mean
ings of familiar words. An excerpt will show
the nature of the work:
''The story of Cinderella and her glass slipper
Is said to contain one of the mistakes that are
made in the meaning and derivation of words.
For the slippers in the original story said not
to have been glass at all, bat fur, which would
have been much more comfortable and elegant
too. How was such an error nader Millions OF
children have wondered over those glass slip
pers, and probably few have thought that there
was mistake about them. The French word
for glass is ''verre," which is pronounced vair. :"
Now il you will look into the little vest-pocket
dictionary. you will that 'vair" is an English
word meaning ''of different colors" If we look
into the unabridged dictionary we shall find that
there is another meaning of ''var." 1t is a sort
Of fur used in ages long ago-probably at the
time that the story Of Cinderella was written
and it is represented by shields of different
colors. You will find that Sir Walter
poems when he wrote "no vair nor ermine
decked his garment" Ermine we know is a sort
of fuz Now cannot you imagine some one copy
ing the story of Cinderella who had forgotten
the meaning of che word 'vair, and remember
ing that of 'sverre," which is of the sam. soundl
He would think that the writer of the story had
made a mistake and so he would have written
we're" thinking that he had corrected it Or
suppose he had been writing from dictation. as
many did in the olden time. If he had not re-
mombered the word "yair." he would surely
have written "verre," and then, il what he wrote
bad been printed or copied, the error would have
been fixed. think il much more likely that the
old story-teller gave Cinderella fur slippers than
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A Raantifnl Prasant.

The Virgin Salt Company, of New Haven,
Conn, to introduce Virgin Salt into every fam
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Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison.
This collection of letters makes one OF the
most entertaining books of the season. 1t is
more interesting than novel, giving, as it does
an insight into the life Of one Of the charming
women Of American history. and vivid descrip-
tions of the official and political affairs of the
early part of the century. 1t was a varied life
that Mrs. Madison experienced from the time
she is pictured as child in quaint Quaker cos
tune antil she reigned the wife of Presi-
dent In the interval she had been wife and a
widow, but when, as the demure Mrs. Todd, she
met Congressman Madison staid man. much
older than herself, it was not long until she
transferred her residence from a quiet
country home In. Virginia to the
capital. Soon after her marriage Madi-
son was made President Jefferson's Secretary
of State and for eight years his wife was prac-
tically the leading lady, owing to the ill-health
and absence of Jefferson's daughters. Several
times in letters to her sister she complains of
the way in which the President put her for
ward" at social gatherings. 1t was at this time
that the question Of the precedence of the Secre-
rotary of States wife was settled. At one of
the state dinners President Jefferson offered her
his arm to escort her to the table, but, in some
alarm, she wished to decline in favor of the
British minister's wife, who was present. Mr.
Jefferson, however, insisted upon leading Mrs.
Madison out, and always so distinguished her af-
forwards, thereby giving deep offense to the
wife OF the minister. It was soon after her ar
rival in Washington that she wrote "Public
business never thicker than now" but as
events hurried on she would probably
have acknowledged later that business of
that nature continued thick" until the eud
of her public life. Politics seems to have beer
pretty much of the same nature as in
these days. She says on one occasions
"The Vice-presdent lies dangerously i'll, and
electioneering for his Office goes on beyond de-
scription" The ladies' luncheons and afternoon
teas, 80 fashionable now, were known then as
'dove parties" When Mr.. Madison became
President his wife was we'll fitted for the posi-
ton of first lady" and admirably she filed it.
Home-loving and devoted TO her husband, she
was yet fond of social life, and her intense de-
sire to please made her favorite with all
classes She was not woman of much educa-
ton, but being naturally bright. vivacious. and
klnd-hearted, she did much TO smooth the Pres
ident's not altogether pleasant pathway. Her
letters partake of her conversational character
istics and open glimpses into the early life of the
century which cannot be had from the heavier
histories and biographies. These memoirs
should be read by all who are interested in their
eountry's history Boston, Roberts Brothers;
Indianapolis: Bowen Merrill Companv
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THE FIELD OF LITERATURE.
Berries of the Brier.

Roberts Bros, Boston, have published little
volume bearing this title, made up of poems by
Arlo Bates, author of several popular prose
works, among them THE Wheel of Fire. fas-
cinating story. There is abundant in these verses
to justify their publication in the form in which
they are here presented. The poems for the
most part are of the light and pleasing order,
and it is evident that the writer intended more
to please himself and his readers than to win
transient fame as the composer of statelier
verses. There are occasional breaks in the ex-
cellence Of these rhymes, but they are so good
as whole that these flaws provoke more the
wonder that they are there than they mar the
symmetry of the verse. Take for instance, the
rondeau I'm Thy Clear Eyes"
All! most bewitching mockng she,
Farer than poets dreams may show.
The glance of scorn how can dree
In thy clear eyes?
It need not be said that the employment of the
unusual word "dree" is a grievous mistake. 1t
is not wise TO introduce words that obllge the
average reader to refer to the dictionary. In
this instance, when reference is made. and it is
discovered that the word is purely Scotch in its
meaning as employed, the effect is not good.
But, TO counterbalance this, there is much that
ia calculated to make the reader forgive this and
accept the remainder with gratitude and genuine
pleasure.
) "A Shadow Boat" possesses the same languid,
delightful dolce far niente that makes T. Blu
chanan Reds Drifting" so full of pleasure:
Under my keel another boat
Sails as [ SAIL floats as float;
Silent, and dim, and mystic STILL
1t steals through that weird neither world,
Mocking my power. though my will =
The foam before it's prov is curled,
Or calm it lies, with canvas furled
Vainly peer and fain would see
What phantom In that boat may be;
Yet half dread, lest l. with ruth,
Some ghost of my dead past divine,
Some gracious shape of my lost youth,
Whose deathless eyes, once fixed OH mine,
Would draw me downward through the brine.
There is a pretty conception in "a Fantasy"
rs follows:
If there thousand years
Between my life and me-
And as in an age-dim tome
j might its story see
How mystic and sweet and strange,
Like old tale, would be
The anguish that now know,
In my hopeless love for thee.
His poem Between also contains thought
that suggests other thoughts
How fare the hosts of the dead,
Or of those that still to be,
While holding the hands of these unseen,
Shivering between stand we?
Waling from deeps of the dark
We come and wailing go
To deeps of the outer dark again.
In endless column slow
The listless hands of the dead
We clasp with frantic STRAIN
Do the unborn kiss with tears our hands,
Seeking response in vaina
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construction work. All kinds of broken machinery
repaired promptly and to the best of satisfaction.
Mr.. Olsen will be glad to all his old friends.
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TRANSFORMED; OR, THREE WEEKS IN A LIFE
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Mcpherson's Hand. Book of Politics for 1886

McFhersOhs I1Anu- BOOK OF POIItIcS Tor 1856.
The contents of this book include the details
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Some Popular Science Books.

The Interstate Publishing Company, Chicago
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Making of Pictures" by Sarah W. Whitman;
Entertainments in Chemistry" by Henry W.
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glass slippers. especially as am told by the die
tionary that ''var" was nsed by kings and no.
bles on their costly dresses.
This is one of the scores of stories" taken from
the dictionary. That they are instructive as well
as entertaining is demonstrated, and they will
prove very beneficial to the student OF etymol-
ogy, and especially such as are young, and have
not yet enough knowledge to seek out these sto-
ries for themselves. The book is from the Inter
state Publishing Company, 30 Franklin street.
Boston.
The Boys Book of Sports and Outdoor Life.
The Century Company, New York, has pub
ished splendid book for the boys of America,
edited by that patron of sports and pastimes.
Maurice Thompson, of this State, and now of
the city of Indianapolis. The book is intended
as a guide to outdoor sports of boys, and is
made up very largely from the writings of Mr..
Thompson himself, than whom there are few it
any more familiar with the subjects on which
he treats. The book begins with story en-
titled Marvin and His Boy Hunters" in which
the author, Mr. Thompson, aims to teach the
way to safely handle the shotgun and rifle,
weapons dangerous when carelessly manipu-
lated. In his preface the editor observes:
"All boys cannot become successful natural
lists, or explorers, writers, or artists. or
specialists IN OLn6r lines. Dug ali can TedSoHdoiy
enjoy and improve life; all can round out and
mature character in the best lines. Believing
in the maxim "a good boy makes good man.
the editor has tried to put into this book the
helpfuness of a cheerful spirit and the freshness
and purity OF an outdoor atmosphere so that
those who read may feel the influence OF wind.
and sun, and water, of woods and of birds"
In his chapter on fishing he has called to his
aid Ripley Hitchcock and Daniel G. Beard,
acknowledged experts on that subject. In arch
cry he naturally and fairly adopts some of his
own matter to instruct the youth in that delight
full sport. In the chapters on boats and boating,
camps and campers swimming and walking, the
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Alden, Frank E. Clark. Elizabeth Balch. San
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Black and others, making altogether one OF the
beet books in this line ever given TO the boys of
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sold by the Bowen Merrill Company.
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THE AMERIcAL CITIZENS MANUAL. Parts
and 2 Questions of the Day series b.
Worthington c. Ford. G. P. Putnams Sons
New York; the Bowen Merrill Company, In
dianapolis.
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THE ILIAD OF HOMER. Books XVI-XXIV. B,
w. S. Tyler, D. d., Williston professor o
Greek in Amherst College. Harper 81 Broth
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Indianapolis.
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GLORIA VICrIs. A Romance. By Ossip Schu-
bin. From the German. by Mary Maxwell.
William S. Gottsberger. New York; the Bowen
Merrill Company, Indianapolis. Paper; 30
cents.
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PREJUDIcED INQUIRIES Being the Backwoods
Lectures for 1884 BY E. J. Morris. G. P.
Putnam's Sons, New York; The Bowen Mer-
rill Company, Indianapolis. Price, 81. %.