Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-23
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Number one, Of the "Social Science
Library" is devoted to an sbridgment OF the
late Prof. james f. Thorold Rogers "Six
Centuries Of Work and Wages" which Was
published in an American edition . few
years sgo by the Messrs. Putnam, New
York. OF course in small volume Of 160
pages, sold fox % cts. the work must be
greatly condensed but knowing something of
the larger work we Judge the sbridgment
has been faithfully made. A feature Of
much interest and one which makes this
little volume better than the larger one, is
the addition Of several graphic charts which
| are resl aid to the text. The book is one
for every political economist to study
New York; Humboldt Publishing Com
psny.
In Protection or Free Trade" [price
20 cts. Mr.. Henry George gives his
peculiar ideas in An examination Of the tariff
question with especial regard to the interests
Of labor. New York: Henry George &
Co., AZ University Place.
The chief illustrated articles in Harper's
Magazine for April are The French Army,
The State of Wisconsin, The Court
Theatre Of Meinirgen and Argentine Pro-
vincial Sketches. or special and immedi-
by DR.. T. Mitchell Prudden. The contin-
ued stories by Thomas Hardy and Charlie.
Egbert Craddock, both illustrated,
are given new chapters, and there
are numerous sketches, poems and
interesting contributions Augusta: J.
Frank Pierce. New York: Harper &
Bros.
"Ssrdia-A Story Of Love" by Cora
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ard, Boston, in both cloth and paper COW
cred editions. Price of the latter so cts
| of the former Sl25.
We have received Part one Of 1.-THE
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