Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-24

REGENT PUBLICATIONS.

 in the universal laws of nature. But the army of small boys who will pore over every page will not mind that. Lee 6 Shepard, Boston, publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Some Successful Women," by Sarah K. Bolton, consists of twelve brief biographies of American women, who have in various walks of life earned success so marked as to make their names more or less familiar in every household. Among them are Marion Harland, Mrs G. R. Alden (Pansy) and Fran ces E. Willard. The portraits add to the in terest of the sketches. D. Lothrop Compa- ny, publishers, Boston. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller. ''The Chemical Analysis of Iron" presup- poses some knowledge ot general and ana lytical chemistry, as well as laboratory expe rience, and is therefore valuable only to the student of chemistry. The author attempts to give complete account of all the best known methods of iron, sand, coal, etc. J. B. Lip pincott Co.,, Philadelphia, publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller. Two books in the 'tInternationa1 Scientific
 Series" which will interest students of sci- l ence are ''On the Senses, Instincts and h. | telligence of Animals" by Sir John Lub- bock @ we'll known authority in his depart | ment of science; and "The Origin of Floral Structures" by the Rev. George Henslow. Both are published by D. Appleton & Co.,, New York For sale in this city by Judd ! the bookseller.
 "Botany for Academies and Colleges" is a ! treatise on plant development and structure I from seaweed to clematis, with two hundred | and fifty illustrations. The author, Annie Chambers -Ketchum, A. M., is member ofS the New York Academy of Sciences. J. B. Lippincott Co.,, Philadelphia, publishers. Ia iz,f oil hvT Ind ha h0n David L. Proudft has reprinted in neat ] book form under the title "Mask and Domi- no" his poems, which have appeared from time to time in the Century and other maga- | zines. Porter & Coates, Philadelphia, are \ the publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 'Pietures of Hellas," translated flom the l German of P. Mariager, invites the reader to
 a series of we'll written tales, whose material is collected from Greek writers of about 400 | B. C.-rather earlier than the period Tn which most of the modern romances are | laid. The authors studies of the period in 1 vi ,ch he writes will therefore be valuable to | the student of Grecian history no less than l to the general reader. William s. Gottsber | ger, New York, publisher. For sale in this ! city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Why Ireland is Poor," by John F. Scan- | Ian, is designed to teach tariff and free I trade lesson to the American people. The author draws 8 vivid picture of Ireland's sufferings under English oppression, and no | one can read the book without having his eyes opened to the curse of the British free | trade as enforced in Ireland. The book IS published by the author. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 "Cookery for Beginners" with Marion ! Harlan's name as author, needs no other in- | dication of it's character and genuine value. | A new and revised edition has just been published by D. Lothrop 6 Co.,, Boston. l The counsel of this little volume will be most acceptable9 the young housekeeper. | For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller. | Readers of Irish history are indebted to MT. J. A. Hamilton for valuable history of the life of Daniel OOonnel, whose bio- graphy the author has just published in l condensed form, and yet full enough to cover | in detail the more important phases of his
 career. Published by J. B. Lippincott Co.,, Boston.
 Another book in the same series of 'In- ternational Statesmenn is MallesoH's 'Life of l Prince Metternioht," the statesman whose
 career occupies so great space in the histo- | ry of Europe for fifty years. This volume | is written in the same complete and scholarly | manner noticeable in all of the series. The
 student of modern European history will especially prize this work.
 "The Story of an African Farm" by
 Ralph Iron, is a unique novel we'll written, l and has already been appreciated as an in- | structive work of fiction, the scene being | laid in South Africa. Roberts Brothers,
 Boston, publishers. For sale in this city by
 Judd the bookseller.
 E. P. Roe's fascinating novels are too fla l nailiar to need more than brief mention. 1 ''Miss Lou' is fully up to the standard of his 1 previous works, as all who have read it will
 attest Dodd, Mead & Co.,, New York, pub fishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Mrs Amelia E. Barr is gradually winning
 her way to popular favor. Her purpose as a
 novelist is high, and no trace of morbidness can be found in her works. Remember the
 Alamo" her latest, is bright and readable. Dodd, Mead & Co.,, New York, publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Danger Signals" by F. E. Clark, presi-
 dent of the United Society of Christian En-
 deavor, is warning to young readers against
 the perils of intemperance, corrupt litera-
 ture, dishonesty, gambling and kindred
 vices. D. Lothrop O., Boston. publishers.
 ''In the ''Good Company" series we call |
 thorp," by Alexander Smith; "A Physicians
 Problems" by Charles Elan; and "The
 Lover and Other Papers" by Richard Steel.
 The latter is 8 collection of some of the
 brightest competitions published by the Ru-
 thor in the standard English magazines.
 "From Flag to Flag" by Eliza McHstton-
 Ripley, narrates an interesting story of a
 woman's adventures and experiences in the South during the war in Mexico and in Cuba.
 Published by D. Appleton & Ce., New York.
 For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 Architects and designers will find many
 useful hints in "A Manual of Decorative Composition" by Henri Mayeaux, translated from the French by J. Gonino. It contains three hundred engravings. D. Appleton & Co.,, Boston, are the publishers. For sale in this city by Judd the bookseller.
 : A.W. Cason has condensed into an easily readable volume the history of "Seven Con , ventions," beginning with the Federal con- 5 vention and extending through the Charles , ton convention of 1860. The book will bt
 especially prized by thorough students o1 American history. Published by D. Apple
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 In the Cambridge series of English classics l O. F, Adams has selected from Jane Aus tins six novels few representative chapters which will give tue reader unfamiliar witt 3 her writings a fairly correct idea of what t | she has accomplished. Lee 6 Shepard
 Boston, publishers. For sale in this city by
 Judd the bookseller.
 The following paper covered novels are ac knowledged: From D. Applston & Co.,, New York, "This Wicked World," by Loveti
 Cameron; .'Ninette, an Idyll of Province, : by the author of Vera;" "This Mortal l. Coil" by Grant Allen; and t'How She Did @ It," by Mary Cruger. From Cassell & O.. New York. "Bewitched," by Louis Pendle. ton; "Odds Against Hsr,n by Margaret ]. MacFarlane; ttThs Silent Witness" by Mrs :. J. H. Walworth; 'tCarmel, the Scout" by SYlvanus Cobb. From Belford, Clarke 6 - Co.,, tsEros,' by Laura Dsntry; ssWhy Was a ItF' by Lewis Benjamin; s'The Pot o . Gold," by E. R. Shaw; "What Dreams : May Come," by Frank Live. From Rob erts Brothers, Boston, "Kismet," No Nam,