The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-07
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Three Kingdoms. A Handbook of the
Agassiz Association. By Harlan II. Ballard
Mr.. Ballard is President of the Agassiz As
ISOLATION, society for the encouragement
and advancement of natural science, and to
collect, study and preserve natural objects
and facts. Among the pleasant features of
the Association have been the special courses
of study. Glasses have been formed in bot
any, entomology and mineralogy, conducted
by men high in these departments, which are
free of expense to the students. Among the
gentlemen who have so generously given
their services are Dr. Marcus e. Jones of
Salt Lake City. Prof. G.. Howard Parker,
Prof. E. L. French of Wells College, and
Prof W. O. Crosby of the Boston Society of
Natural History.
1t is urged by the President that the need
is great of competent men to conduct similar
classes in chemistry and other branches of
science. This association is a great thing
for boys and girls, and we desire to call their
attention to it. The advantages to be gained
are in forming habits of observation, ac-
quiring valuable knowledge. securing spon-
taneous study, making valuable collections
and enjoying health giving rambles out Of
doors, with many other agreeable and profit
able aids to knowledge of "the beautiful to
be found in the common, and the wonderful
in the despised" of natures work Mr.. Bal
lard deserves the gratitude Of the young peo-
pie for his successful efforts in their behalf,
and not only the children, but their elders
are his debtors. New York: The Writers
Publishing Company
An Original Belle, and Found, Yet Lost,
By E. p. Roe. We have before us, in paper
covers cheap editions of two of Mr.. Roe's
novels. When it is known that these books
have alarger sale than the works of any other
American novelist, praise from us seems su-
perfuous. Mr.. Roe, in writing to the Cos
mopolitan Magazine in regard to a story ac-
cepted by its editors, modestly says, Il can
truly say think l never wrote a story with
more life, spirit, originality and dramatic in,
terest than the one you have secured" And
he would doubtless give equal commendation
to An Original Belle, and Found, Yet Lost
New York: Dodd, Mead & Co.; Portland: (:
Loring, Short & Harmon.
Master of His Fate. By Amelia Z. Barr.
Mrs. Barr's stories are always wholesome,
practical and charming, and her latest novel
possesses, to some extent, all these charac-
teristics At the same time it is hardly up
to this authors usual standard. The style
shows fatigue or haste, and the subject is
less unusual, while, logically, we do not feel
quite sure of what she is driving at. The
moral is somewhat involved. Does Mrs
Barr mean to suggest that money is the only
real power, and that intellectual culture does
not tend to success? New York: Dodd
Mead a. Co.; Portland: Loring, Short &
HARMONY
A False Start. A novel by Hawley Smart.
This is one of the tracing" novels for which
this author is noted. To be sure the hero is
not horse, but he makes false start" in
life and horses have good deal to do with
his downfall, or lack of success as clergy
man. The story is well told, and on par
with the other efforts of the lady who calls
herself "Hawley Smart" and whose breezy
novels have achieved fair share of popu-
larity. (New York; ID. Appleton & Co. !;
Portland: Loring, Short and Harmon.