The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-17
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


Midsnipman Paulding. BY Molly Elliot
Seawell, author of Little Jarvis, Throck-
morton, Maid Marian, &c. With illustra-
lions. (New York: d. Appleton & Co.;
Portland: Loring, Short 4 Harmony This
volume is one Of the Young Heroes of the
Navy series, and deals with the career of
Midshipman Hiram Paulding, who served in
Commodore McDonough's squadron on the
lakes In the war OF 1S12.14 The book is es-
pecially for young readers. Not the least of
Its attractions are Its elegant binding and
fine illustrations.
Familiar Quotations: A Collection of
Passages, Phrases and Proverbs traced to
their sources in Ancient and Modern Litera-
ture. By John Bartlett. The original vol
ume of Familiar Quotations was small and
Insignificant when compared with the one
before US. Its value even then was quickly
appreciated, and the demand for it so great
that second edition was sp eedily called for
Since then 1t has passed through no less than
eight editions, the present one being the
ninth, each one being somewhat extended,
until now it has reached thick volume of
1,15S pages. The author says that this will
be the last revision he will make. The book
is one Of great value, and the public appre-
citation of it can be inferred from the fact
that the new edition is already almost, If not
quite exhausted, and more will have to be
published to supply the demand. Little,
Brown & Co. Of Boston are the publishers,
and the book is for sale by Loring, Short &
Harmony
Life and Letter of Joseph Hardy Neesima.
BY Arthur Sherburne Hardy. author of Passe
Rose, But Yet a Woman, &c. Boston:
Houghton. Miffiin & Co.; Portland: Loring.
Short 81 Harmon. Price $4,000. This book
is essentially an autobiography. as the jour
nal and letters are so full of detail that Mr..
Hardy has needed to write very little by way
of explanation. The story of Mr.. Neesima's
childhood and boyhood in Japan, of his
thirst for knowledge. and of his escape to
this country In search of it; of his adoption
by Mr.. Hardy's parents, part of whose
name he took; of his studies, graduation at
Andover. and ordination as the first evan
gelist of his race; of his return to and labors
in Japan-all are told with great modesty in
his own simple language, and they show
man Of remarkable character, whose life
is extremely interesting to read about. The
book also serves to show the noble nature of
Mr.. Hardy's father, Mr.. Alpheus Hardy.
and the work he did for Christianity and
humanity.
Geodesey. By ]. Howard Gore, professor
of mathematics in Columbian University.
Boston: Houghton, Mifain & Co.; Port
land: Loring, Short & Harmony This is
one of the Riverside Science Series, and
treats, as Its title implies, of the general
figure of the earth and measurements
thereof. The work opens with sketch
OF the notions Of the ancients upon
this subject. Then follows a history of the
beginning and progress of the method of
accurate determination by triangulation
which is now the prevailing method of lmak-
Ing measurements upon the earth's surface.
The geodetic work in England, France,
Russia, Norway, Sweden, India, Prussia and
the United States has each chapter devoted
to these different countries, giving history
OF the work taken from the original reports.
The book Is illustrated.
National Flowers. By Fannie A. Deane.
Svo. gilt, 70 cents. Boston: d. Lothrop Com
pany; Portland Stevens & Jones.) A
timely book while all America is discussing
the question of (which is Americas nation
al fowere" is Miss Fannie A. Deane's inter-
.esting little volume dealing with National
Flowers" 1t tells us of the rose of Eng
land. the thistle Of Scotland, the shamrock
of Ireland, the lily of France, the cactus of
Mexico, the lotus of Egypt, the chrysanthe-
mum Of Japan, the violet of Greece, the
broom-fower Of the Plantagenets, the daisy
of the Margarets. and the numerous Ameri-
can flowers that can hold claim to being
national" The book is simply told, but
conveys very much valuable information,
and is full of interest and attractiveness to
all who love flowers, whatever their nation
atty and wherever their home. The book is
Enthusiastically illustrated and daintily
gotten up.
Babyland. Edited by the editors of Wide
Awake. Boston: d. Lothrop 6 Co.; Port
land: Stevens & Jones.) One of the best and
most interesting of the publications for very
small children is Babyland with Its bright
little stories. jingling rhymes and pretty
pictures.
Our Little Men and Women for 1891. Cloth
$1.75 boards, $l.25. Boston: d. Lothrop
Company; Portland: Stevens Sc Jones.) No
prettier or more attractive annual for young
er readers exists than the yearly bound
volume of Our Little Men and Women. 1t is
always bright and CHEEKY, always healthful
and helpful, always charming in Its material
and fascinating in its pictures. The volume
for 1891 is no exception to this rule. 1t is
beautifully printed ard bound, and the
stories and poems of Wi ch it is made up are
such as every little man and woman well
comes with enthusiasm and enjoys with un-
alleged pleasure. Mrs. Archibald's story
of a.lovely but very human baby girl "Lady
Gay" and Jennie Stealey's story of two
bright little New Mexican boys, "The Little
Freighter," are such as all children love to
hear, and are but samples of the good things
in this new volume, whose bright and at
tractive covers will draw many eager young
eyes to investigate and feast upon the
brighter things they enclose.