Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-05
NEW BOOKS.
companiGA Volumes.

We have been much interested in q brief
examination of s~o most interesting volumes,
books ~e would like to see have place in
every family library in TIE land where the
youth of 10th sexe- could We an opport, nj y
TO read them; and We arr sorry that in the
present crowded coadi,ion Of our columns
re cannot sive the space TO review Of them,
which se would like. One 10 the Lives of
the Presidents from Washington to Cleve-
lani, an account of their psrsonal and
political history. i, q volume Of 547 pages,
haviI 6 very good portrait Of eaca president
The basis of this work is the volume BY
John Frost, L L d. published several
years ago. which has been continued to the
paesent time bs Harry W. French. The
paper is good. the binding 10 very attractive,
and it is = good book for the home or village
library.
The other is entitled From Lady wash
inaton 10 Mrs Cleveland" volume giving
sketches OF the ladies of the White Houss.
not 50 much biog sphicAl as they are person
al, each * tch dealing ~nh the social life
of the National Capital during the period In
which the lady ns ned ted a, Mistress. OF
course the lives of these ladies have been
Intimately iptrsoven with that Of their hus
bAnds SO that RI, re 10 somr~ hat of . bi-
osrsphy and general history included in III.
sketches. Although he volumes are indie
pendent, We refer TO them together as the
one is a complement and com panion Of tbs
other. Price 81 SO each.
The North and the South.
"Andersonville violets" Is the title which
Mr. Herbert Colling~ ood gives to q story Of
Northern and Southern life during the period
OF the Rebellion. The pictures are taken
from real life. and throughout the volume
an effort has been made with the help of the
vigorous movement of story of ranidly
shifting scenes to give an exact transcript of
he state Of sffairs existing in the Sou h I'M
medlatrly after the close of the WAT IL
mo-, 20 pages; price o., ,0ol
For Young People.
A beautiful little book is that called THE
Years Bes, Days" 1t is a collection of
New Years, st. Valentines. |
Easter, April First, Thanksgiving, Christ |
mas, Birthday and 'other da,s" The au
thor is the writer of that stirring ballad go |
much II cited by children at school, 'Cuifew |
Must Not Ring Tonight. Rose II rt~ick
Thorpe, who writes from ier home in San
Diego, Cal and vi ho introduces her pretty |
volume with thus grand golden text
That day is best wherein we give
thought to others sorrows;
Forgetting self we learn to live,
And blessings born of kindly deeds,
Make golden our tomorrowp
This is key note to the spirit Of the book
Square IL mo-, p. p., POP; illustrated price
IL 90.
A Religious Epic.
In commemora ion OF the centennial of
Rev. AntOniram Judson, the devoted mis-
si0nary to Burmah, whose name, even now
6 typical of the great height TO which bu |
nan sacrifice can attain, M. William &. |
richards of Chic ,go, has composed \ poem
N heroic measure, " Iich fills "A volume of |
more than one hundred pages. and may be
called n missionary epic. The author ad-
nts, in the preface, that his design is dar-
ny one, but he seeks the divine approval
If its purpose rather than human applause
criticism at the very outset There are
.bout fifrv pages of historical and biographi-
,al notes at the end of the volume. The
volume i' finely printed and the publishers
nave given it a yer, neat and artistic bind
ng II mo-; PIP. lag; with steel portrait,
price siOO.
The above volumes are all published by
Lee & shepard, Boston, and for sale in this
~ by j. Frank Pierce. The publishers |
s,li send any .ume noticed above, to any |
address, free OF postage, on receipt of price.