Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-30

The plan of perfect house, according to
the authors ideas. would certainlyt give
one ideal room; study complete as to To-
cation and furniture and books. The
cultured reader win especially enjoy this
volume, and it is admirable as Christ
mas gift TO student or professor.
s'Walford," by Ellen 0lney Kirk, au-
thor of ''The Story of Margaret Kent, ("
''Sons and Daughters" ''Queen Money"
etc. Boston and New York; Houghton,
Miffiin & Co., 12 mo-, 4Se pages. Price
s1.25) A story of lost child and pref
ty little substitute, told in such manner
as to awaken intense sympathy in the ex-
periences of the persons mentioned,
whether they were those of sunshine or
of shadow. The writer's style is admira-
BILE and the book worth perusal. Of
course there is love affair, and more than
one in the book, and the volume finally
closes upon happy hearts and united
hands.
"Arthur Merton" a romance by Admi-
raj David D. Porter, U. s. N, author of
"Allan Dore and Robert Le Diable," 'In-
cidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War"
New York; D. Appleton & Co., 10 mo-,
1923 pages. Price fifty cents.l A story
with moro of deceit, murder, robbery,
most readers. 1t certainly illustrates the
well-known quotation, 1The course of
true love never did run smooth Admi-
raj Porter's age and infrm health recently
has commanded the sympathy of many
who have known him on other seas than
that of authorship, and for his sake, per-
sonally, they may care to read his books.
'aThe Marvellous Country, or Twelve
Years in Arizona and New Mexico,n con-
tanning an authentic history of this won
derful country and its ancient civilization,
with full description of its immense
mineral wealth, its remarkable Urban an
tiquities and magnificent mountain scene
ry, together with full and complete his
tory of the Apache tribe of Indians. The
whole tnterspersed with strange events
and startling adventures, by Samuel
Woodworth >Cozzens. Boston; Lee &
Shepard, II no., 547 pages. Price two
dollars.) This finely illustrated and at
tractively bound volume answers well to
the description given in the title-page. II
is book which the youth will read with
readers will find it absorbing in interest al
times. 1t treats of land known as the
ancient Cibola, as Montezuma called il
when he told Cortez the source of his
riches. The book is valuable both as G
history and as a narrative. The graphic
account of the savage ferocity and treach,
cry of the Apaches, Zunis and other Indi
dians lends force to the one word which
indicates the purpose of many whites, AND
the doom of the red man, viz: "Extermi
nation" No one can read this book and
not wish that the Indians were all gon,
from the face of the earth, or else convert
ed into kindly human beings.
''Christie JoAnstone," a novel b,
Charles Reade, D. G. L. New York
Dodd, Mead & Co., 12 mo-, cloth, gilt top
Price s1.25) The novels of Charles Read,
need no introduction to the American pub
lie, and 'tChristie tombstone, has man,
things to make it interesting. The de
| scription of the fshwives of Newhayen
the warnings against prodigality, and es
/ pecially against wasting money through
intemperance, and all the moral lessons O
| the book, Justify the authr in dedicafin,
it to his mother. This book is one ot tn
| Guinta series pronounced Joontal, after
father and SON whose presses were in Flor
| ence, Venice and Geneva in the early par
of the sixteenth century, and whose issue
were deservedly celebrated. There is
fine frontispiece in photogravure by VII
| son de Meza.
'sDesiree, Queen of Sweden and Nor
way" translated from the French of Bar
on Hochschild by AIRS. NJ. Carey (Sc'
York; Dodd, Mead & Co., 10 mo-, .
pages.) An interesting sketch of the lii
of one who vhan a GIRL of fourtaen wa
the betrothed of Napoleon Bonaparte an
afterward married General Bernabotte
who afterward became. king of Norwa
and Sweden. As Napoleon Tilted the fu
ture Queen of Sweden for Josephine, IL
somewhat remarkable that the son O
Queen Desiree afterward married th
grandchild of her rival, Josephine, th
daughter of Eugene Beauharnais. Th
dark cover with white back, and golde
crowns, and the heavy paper and uncr
leaves, will recommend the neat volume
some purchasers. -
'sKing Tom and the Runaways." II
story of what befel two boys in Georg
swamp, by Louis Pendleton, author {
''In the Wire Grass" etc. New York; !
Appleton & Co s vo., 27S pages) A st
ry of southern life bofore the rebellio
written in pleasant style, and with inS
dents of absorbing interest, such as th
of the two boys getting lost on an islnl
: in the midst of the swamp, the impriso
: ment of the slave Jim, and the hunger a
: illness of Venus, his wife. Boys who Ii
: romantic stories OF adventure viii follS
: the fortunes of Tom and Arthur brea;
e lessly, and be glad when a loving and fe
; less mother rescues them from starvatiS