The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-03
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BOOKS AND AUTHORS.
American Farms" by j. r. Elliott, is the
siXty-second volume of Putnam's Sons series of
"Questions of the Day." This series, containing
books on almost every subject of interest to the
American citizen, written by men enjoying the
thorough mastery of their subjects, contains
few volumes of more value than this on the
American farm. Imbued with the idea, which he
sets forth by the aid of figures that within fif-
teen years at least so per cent. of American
farms will be under mortgage, the arguments of
the writer are driven home with persstency.
The author has full confidence in the truth of
his assertions, and in order that others may have
equal confidence he presents arrays of figures
which in themselves should convince the most
skeptical as to the validity of the points he wishes
to enforce. The large amount of work which has
been expended IN completing the work is shown
blythe references to authors and documents which
Mr.. Elliott has consulted in preparing himself
for his task. In eight books the subject is di-
vided and subdivided to make its study easy
Among the aspects of the question dwelt on at
length are the importance and possibilities of
agriculture the evil effects produced upon it by
the system of mortgages, the effects of protec-
tion and of the various methods of taxation.
For sale by Robert Beall.
Thomas Jefferson on Public Education, by
John G. Henderson, is the title of book which
as embodying the views and opinions of one
whose name will ever be associated with our at
tainment of independence in ideas after having
obtained independence in spirit. Jefferson held
that the perpetuity of the Republic lay in the
education Of her children, and his efforts to in
culcate that doctrine into the people with whom
he was associated in making our destinies were
active and unremitting. His bill introduced in
the Virginia Legislature providing for the educa-
tion of children by means of a system of public
schools embraced in embryo many of the princ-
pies which we now see so elaborately carried out
in our public schools, colleges, and universities
and his ideas as to just what public schools, COL
leRes, and universities should be- as they are set
forth by MIR. Henderson. cannot fail to be of
present value. The correspondence of Jefferson
and other public men or this subject shows
further the extreme Importance attached to the
education of the people by the leaders in
Thought of that day. This important work can
be had of Robert Beal.
May Blossoms" is dainty little volume of
poems written by Lillian" and published by the
Putnams. Lillian lisped in numbers before she
could read or write, the preface tells us, and
some of the rhymes were taken down from her
dictation when she was but seven years old. All
of them were composed before she was fourteen.
Lillian is evidently precocous girl, and her
work is wonderfully good for one SO young
There is childish charm to the following verses
about the returning swan:
Her little children wait for her,
Upon their nest of down;
They do not care for busy streets
Or Tor the noisy town.
They hide within the leafy wood.
Beneath the brook so blue;
They sang little song about
The softly falling dew"
The little volume may be had at Robert Beall's.
1.-THE Sayings of Poor Richard" have been COL
lated by Mr. Paul Leicester Ford and published
by the Putnams in their exquisite little "Knck-
erbocker Nuggets" series. The volume contains
the prefaces, proverbs, and poems of Franklin
originally printed in Poor Richards Almanacm
for the years from 1888 to 175S included Mr.
Ford and the Putnams have done real service
to students OF early American literature in
placing in such handy shape before them these
shreWd, humorous, and quantity entertaining
productions of the great practical philosopher
and patriot. The volume may be had at Robert
Beall's, on the Avenue.
"Slver in Europe" by S. Dana Horton, Ameri
can delegate to the Paris Monetary Congress of
1889, well-printed volume of nearly three hun
dred pages, contains much information on tic
great question which has engaged so much of the
attention of Cong gress and the country for months
past The volume consists largely of reprinted
documents, Including speeches made by the au-
thor at the Monetary Congress and at the meet
ing of the American Association at Toronto Mr.
horton discusses also the Monetary Congress-
the attltude OF eminent eoonomists like Ricardo
to silver, and the desirability of Pan American
silver dollar.
'rhe Fourth Reading Book" edited by Eben
H. Davis, A. NJ, superintendent of schools,
Chelsea, Mass, and published by the j. b. Lip
pincott Company, is one of the very best graded
school readers we have seen. Its selections are
from the best authors and of length sufficient
to cause the student to recognize the peculiari-
ties OF their respective styles. For sale at Bren-
tano'S.
The largest library in the world is that founded
by Louis XIV in Paris. There are l,40O,OOO vol
umes, l75,000 manuscripts, 100000 maps and
charts, and 10000 coins and medals.
"The Inner Life of the Court of the Tuierles,"
by Nine. Carette, has been published in the once
Week Library. 1t is well printed.
A single page of manuscript by Charles Dick.
ems recently brought $500 at auction in New
York.
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