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tions full of life, and the text choice
| and from ablest pens among the writers
| for children. 1t is, we believe, the only
kindergarten magazine for children that
is published. kindergarten Literature
Company, Chicago.
at'The Mothers Nursery Guide and
| Babyhood' for May New York. is at
| hand. Its leading papers are on ''Mouth
| Breathing OF Childhood" by DR.. Nor
man; domestic Doctoring and It's
Abuses" by Dr.. Wood, and "Wak eful-
ness in Children" by DIR. Collins. There
are other papers of deep interest and the
three departments are rich with valuable
information and suggestion.
The "Bookbuyer'' for May Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York has a fine
portrait of L. K. Sullivan, and one OF
James Lane Allen. The notes of books
and authors; the Boston and the London
literary letters; the extracts and illustra-
t1ons from late publications; the Litter
ary Quer1st Department." and the RE
views" make the number one Of especial
interest and variety.
The Maybrick Case" is a small vol
ume by DR.. Helen Densmore, exhaustive
OF examination into the celebrated Grim
lnal trial of Mrs. Mayb The author
holds that the woman had an unfair trial.
All the proceeds of the sale of the book
so W ~ W IIlO MAY IunU IN the
cause OF Justice" New York Stillman
d Co.
instead of a Book, by a Man Who is
Too Busy to Write One" is a volume of
sketches, papers and review extracts
(malnly from Liberty, by BENJAMIN r.
Tucker, editor of that anarchist sheet.
Inc volume purports to treat of philo-
Sophlcal anarchIsm. The volume is pub
llshed by Mr.. Tucker, New York.
fHnhn
Richard Henry Savage, author of ''My
| Official Wife" 1t is rhapsodical. ierky
and weak story, told with some vigor
and .peppered thickly with italics for
emphasis. 1t is, in short, sickIy, senti-
mental, slangy tale. American News
Company, New York, publishers.
The twentieth volume of the Overland
Monthly, (San Francisco), July and De-
| cember, 1892, is at hand, handsomely
bound. 1t makes an admirable library
volume and is credit to Pacific Coast
literature OF the best order. The "Over-
land' has now high and permanent
place in the esteem Of the best readers.
The Man from Wall Street, is a
novel by st. George Rathborne, au-
thor OF DIR. Jack" Morrill,, Higgins Il
Co., Chicago, publishers. 1t is q dramatic
story, but of an order by no means satis
! lying to mind fond of the better order
OF hct1on. 1t is story, however, that
would make capital sensational play.
| The New York Musical Monthly, for
! April (Richard y. Saalfield. New York;
came to hand very late. But that it is less
welcome is not true. IL has four vocal
and five instrumental pieces, or thirtv-
| Two pages OF music printed as we'll as is
any i'll sheet form, all new and choice and
! by leading composers.
"Tenting on the Plains' is bv the wife
| OF General Custer, and tells of tent life
! with the General and his troopers in Kan
| sas and Texas. 1t is a graphically written
account Of thrilling adventures and wild
NE IN the W est. 1t is freely illustrated.
| Chaf!es IL. webster " Co., New York,
| publishers.
''Toilettes' for June Q26 West Twenty
| first street, New York. has twentv-fonr
| pages of fashion designs with accompanv-
! ing notes. 1t is essentially a fashion
! quarto ana wastes no space on any other
| topics. 1t is devoted to one thing and
excludes from its pages all else.
The Home-Book Company, New York.
has relssued as one of the Premium Lii
! brary series Ike MarvePs "Reveries of a
| Bachelor" which first went to press in
! 1850. 1t is volume that needs no intro
ductlon to those at all acquainted with
! American literature.
"A Young Girls Love" is the title of a
spirited love novel by Madame E. Caro-
and published by Donohue, Henneberry
u Co., Chicago. 1t is story of trial, dis
appointment, broken hearts, and at last of
| triumphant love, peace and the supremacy
| of virtue.
MADAM Sapphira" is a novel bv
Edgar Saltas from the press of f. Tenny-
| son Neely, New York. 1t is a Fifth ave-
nue. story and strongly dramatic: lust a
bit suggestive and by no means eleYating
in its style or the morale of the story.
"Our Little Ones and the Nurseryu
! (Russel Publishing Company, BOSTON,
IS at hand for May, and is as bright and
interesting as any of its predecessors
For infantile minds there is no periodical
| better suited or more attractive.
The May number of the "Occidental
Medical Times" (Sacramento) is well
filled with papers of special interest to
physicians, surgeons and sanitarians.
| The number contains the proceedings of
the State Medical Society.
From a. G. Spalding Il Bros. New
York and Chicago. we have ''Spalding's
| Baseball Guide and Official League Book
for 1888" 1t is a complete handbook of
! the national game and an accurate official
league record.
Her Shattered Idol" is a novel bv
Belle V. Logan. 1t is from the press of
Morrill,, Higgins u Co.. Chicago. 1t is
No. IS of the first volume of the Midland
series, Of which a volume is published
each week.
'Sally Dows and other stories" is the
latest of Bret Harte's volumes. 1t is
from the press of Houghton, Miffliu n
Co., Boston, and contains four of the best
short stories Harte has yet given to the
world.
From the American Sports Publishing
Company, New York, we have Walter
Camps Baseball" it being one of Spald-
ing's Athletic Library series. 1t is spe-
cially adapted for college and school
clubs.
From The A. J. Reach Company. PbiIa-
dellphla, we have "Reach's Official Base
pa!l Gulde Tor lS93"-a compact book OF
rules, records, and other baseball intelli-
gence.
"a Lucky Mishap" isa crisp, entertain
ing and well-written novel by Fred Witt
rock (JIm Cummings. published by
Donohue, Henneberry & Co., Chicago.
"Harper's oung People, for May I'd
was very bright and attractive numb Der.
The Round Table SUPPLEMENT- is a
new feature. and very charming one.
The Story of Clouds Mills7 is an at
tractive and strong novel by John w.
Clampett. 1t is published by Donohue,
Henneberry Co., Chicago.
"A Blonde Creole' is a story of New
Orleans, by Alice Howard Hilton. 1t is a
well written tale. J. S. Ogilvie New
York., publisher.
''Self-Accused" is a dramatically told
story by Frank Morton. q. w. Dilling-
ham, publisher, New York.