The National tribune., 1889-05-09

THE ROSE OF FLAME AND OTHER POEMS
OF LOVE. By Anne Reeve Aldreh. Published
by q. 7. Putuam's Sons, New York, and for sale
by w. III. Morrison, Washington. Price 10 cents
This is a collection of poems of more than
ordinary merit and will interest everybody.
We think there is bright future for the au-
thoreSS.
NINTH MASSACHUSETTS BATTERY. By Levi
W. Baker. Published by the Lakeside Press,
South birmingham, Mass.
One of the famous light batteries of the war
was the 9th Mass, which at Gettysburg, its first
engagement, made stand, unsupported, when
the Peach Orchard angle was broken in, and
held its position long enough for the formation
of q line in its rear by which the advance of
the enemy was checked and impending disaster
ayerted. The heroic act saved the day and
gave the battery splendid renown, but the
loss was appalling; three out of four officers,
six out of seven Sergeants, IS men, and so out
of SO horses going down at the guns. The his
tory of this battery has been written well, but
all too briefly, by Levi w. Baker, one of its
First Sergeants. This volume comes to our
table neatly bound in the artillery color, and
illustrated with interesting pencil sketches by
three artist members of the battery. 1t is q
faithful portraiture of the experiences of an
artilleryman and will be eagerly read by the
boys who wore the red trimmings.
A PLAIN ARGUMENT FOR GOD. By George
4 -.
Co., Philadelphia. For sale by Brentano, Wash
ingtoa Price 81.
The authors idea of God is a Being who is
always in close personal relations with him, q
Father of Spirits, who is never far from every
one Of u.s." The author has torturing sense
that he has not grasped the arguments which
have heretofore been given him, and he has
tried to show that the argument for Gods ex-
istenee can be plainly aud simply shown. and
in q way to appeal to any thoughtful mind.
Magazines.
Hide Apake for May brings TO a close Trow-
bridges popular serial. 1.-THE Adventures of
David Vane and David Crane" to give place
to Charles T. Tabot's story of "SybI Fairs
Fairness ;" it brings to pause too, Margaret
Sidneys Five Little Peppers Midway" TO go
along with them next month, however, in the
fresh tale of -" Five Little Peppers Further
On" Mrs. Gen. Fremont has a long story in
this number, entitled Besieged," tale of the
wild mining days of 1910 in CALIFORNIA; stir
ring, breathless narrative of her own expert
ences.
Etelka Fashion Aibum.-The Centennial May
number of this excellent fashion periodical has
appeared 1t contains a portrait of Martha
Washington, Gen. Washington on horseback,
with other illustrations, and fine assortment
of timely reading matter. Published at rs
Park Row, n. Y.
Belford's Magazine for May has enc complete
novel in it. entitled "Tribulations of One
Ben Meeker," by Elizabeth Cummings it has
very clever and realistic dialect story, full of
love, characteristic sayings, crime and remorso.
Besides this, there is varied assortment of in
teresting reading. Published by Bedford, Clarke
& Co., Chicago. Price % cents.
A 16-page, 90 picture article about the " Chill
dren OF the White House" during the Jackson
administration is leading and most entertain
ing feature of the May Wide Airake.
Jessie Benton Fremont, in her present series
of personal story "reminiscences in Hide At0akt
is recalling the pioneer adventures in which
she and Gen. Fremont were actors in the early
mining days in California, The May number
tells how once they were Besieged"