The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-08-19
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TIE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD. BY J.
Howard West Principal of the Boys High School,
Harrisburg, Pa, and late a Lieutenant Of Penn
sylvania volunteers. Harrisburg: Il. VI. Stur-
geon K Co. Price 30 cents.
This volume should be in the hands Of every
soldier who fought at Gettysburg. 1t is a COM
plete handbook Of the monuments and indi-
Gators, and guide to the positions on the bat
tlefeld. This sacred spot will never lose its
interest to the people of the United States. In
the years to come millions will visit it and note
upon those enduring monuments the heroic
deeds of those who "stOod here" as the stone
of the 10Th Mass. tersely puts it. Prot. West
has done his work most admirably. The vol
ume of more than 200 pages contains 100 illus
tratiOnS of the monuments erected up TO this
time, portraits of Generals, ETC., and well writ
ten sketches of many features of the battle.
Prof. West deserves the thanks Of his comrades
for this record.
STUDIES IN MODERN SOCIALISM AND
LABOR PROBLEMS. BY T. Edwin Brown, ID.
d. New York ID. Appleton & Co. Sold in
Washington by Brentano.
A series of addresses delivered in Providence,
X. l., by DR.. Brown, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, before audiences of business and work.
ing men, attracted so much attention that they
have been revised and published in permanent
form. They are timely, and contain much food
for earnest thought. DR.. Brown discusses these
important questions without prejudice or pas
sion, and in a manner that commends them
alike to capitalist and laborer.
| A POLITICIANS DAUGHTER By Myra Saw
yer Hamlin. New York: ID. Appleton & Co.
Sold in Washington by Brentano
A fresh, charming story, purely American in
which love is adroitly interviewer with some of
the peculiarities of our political system. A
multitude of readers for this attractive volume
may safely be predicted. A Summer afternoon
in hammock will suffice for its perusal.
| PEPITA XIMINEZ. From the Spanish of Juan
Valera. New York: ID. Appleton Il Co. 80 cents.
| Sold in Washington by Brentano.
Valera is comparatively unknown to the
| American public, but those who read this story
will be glad to know more of him. 1t is Span
ish romance, charmiugly told, and reminds the
reader of Irving's enhancing tales Of the Al
hambra.
DOUBLE CUNNING. By George Manville Fem.
New York d. Appleton & Co. 80 cents. Sold
| In Washington by BTentano.
This is described as "Tale of Transparent
| Mystery" The author is not unknown in the
realm of fiction, and this story is one of his
best.
| The Magazines.
The Southern Birouac for August maintains
| the high standard of excellence adopted by the
| publishers of this excellent monthly. Among
the war articles are "After the Fall of Rich
mond," by Gen. Basil w. Duke. and Freder-
icksburg." by J. Ii. Moore. Published at Lou
iSfIlieI N.Y.
| NOTES.
"Some Funny Things said by Clever Chill,
dren," published by J. s. Ogilvie & Co., New
York, and sold for 10 cents, is collection oil
bright sayings Of children which cannot fail to
delight young and old.
| beautiful small quarto pamphlet has been
just issued from the New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, Mass, which has more than
passing value, and puts so plainly forth the
past, the present and the prospective conditions
of this now vast institution that it is worth ex-
aiming and preserving by those who are in
terested in educational matters in general, even
if they have little prediction for those special
studies which give this establishment its name
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