The morning call., 1893-10-15
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Gently issued by the Raphael Tuck q Sons
Company. All are illustrated in colors
and are veritable works of art. Their
titles are: Told by the Suubeams and
Me-" Sunny Tales for Snowy Days."
"All but One-Tod by the Flowers" and
Peeps Into PictureIand.' 1t would
be difficult to choose between these
handsome specimens or the printers art:
the entire set constituting splendid BIRTH
day or holiday gift. There is one entirely
novel feature of these volumes, however,
which merits more that passing
notice. The publishers have utilized
them as the means of introducing an
educati onal competition which cannot
fail to arouse popular interest. The
last full-page picture in each volume
has no descriptive matter accompanying
ii. and the several pages following it
are blank. the first bearing only the title.
MY Prize Story" In the front of the
stub, together with the rules of the
competition. Tuck's proposition is that
each boy and girl in the country having
purchased book shall, unaded, write his
or her prize story" the text being written
so that the colored plate furnished shall
be suitable Illustration for it. Stories
possessing the most merit will win the
prizes. The house offers $500 in prizes,
divided as follows: First prize, $50. for
the best story written by the purchaser of
Told by the Sun beams and Me-" and 102
other rrizes. aggregating $500; first prize
chaser of Sunny Tales for Snowy
Days" and ninety other prizes. aggre-
eating $500: first prize of $40
TO the best story written by a purchaser OF
"All but One-Tod by the Flowers" and
eightyfour other prizes aggregating $3.50:
a first prize of $50 to the best story written
by purchaser of "Peeps Into Picture
land" and eighty-four other prizes aggre-
eating $3.50. Published by Raphael Tuck
u Sons Company, New York. Prices from
Is cents to So.
THE Book OF THE FAIR.-Part " of
this splendid work by Hubert II. Ban
croft more than maintains the promise of
its predecessors. Nothing could be finer
than the illustrations, the full-page repre-
sentation of the silver statue of Columbus
being especially noteworthy. The sheen
OF the white metal seems almost to be re-
hected against the dead black background.
The many other pictures. all reproductions
of photograp pbs, convey an idea of the
great exposition more graphic than can be
expressed in words. To those who have
not visited the fair these views of its mar
vels will prove revelation; to the fortu-
nate ones who have seen the White City
this book will be an invaluable memento
of an experience never to be forgotten.
With the art or practlced his orlan. Mr..
Bancroft has told the story of the grandest
of International eXpOsltiOnS in manner
both interesting and instructive. He car
ries the reader along through the different
bull diDgs, glancing here and there at the
more important exhibits. and succeeds in
giving clear idea of the wonders of the
world there to be seen. This magnificent
work, royal Quarto in size, is printed on
the finest of paper and is to be completed
in twenty-five parts of forty pages each.
Published by the Bancroft Company, Chi
cag0 and San Francisco.
AMERICAN BOYS AFLoAT.-The latest
addition 10 Oliver Optics "All Over the
World" series will he welcomed by that
prince of story teller's hosts of youthful
readers. 1t is continuation of the trav-
els and adventures of Louis Belgrave and
his friend, Felix McGavonty. and two other
American boys. who have joined forces with
them. on board the steam yacht Guard
ian Mother. at Gibraltar the boys came
across a small steam launch, the Salihe,
which they charter, and making a tender
to the big yacht voyage in her up the Med
iterranean as far as ConStantinople, keep
ing on The African side aud visiting all
places of interest on the way. The ad-
ventures that befall these jolly young trav-
elers are all set down in Oliver Optics in
imitable style. Boston: Lee g. Shepard.
For sale by William Doxey.l
CHILHowEE BoYs.-This is q story of
pioneer life early in the century which will
be welcomed by young people especially.
Sarah E. Morrison has, through the means
of family records, gathered the data for the
bonk W hiab falls nf "a od of
eral families who left North Carolina in
1911 and travelled through what was then
a trackleSs wilderness into Tennessee.
Chilhowee Valley is the name of the local
ity in Tennessee where they made their
new home. There were number of boys,
whose ages varied from to Is, in the COM
pany and the part they ook in the journey.
their pleasures and labors. form leading
feature of the story. Of course there are
Indians met with, but fortunately they
were not on the warpath. The story is
pleasantly told and cannot fail to hold the
interest of the boy reader throughout.
New York and Boston: Thomas Y.
Crowell 81 Co. For sale al the bookstores
OUTLINE OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
The object OF this book, as Professor Clin-
ton d. Highly. the author, says, is to bring
the subject within the reach of students
who wish to complete their schoolwork in
the shortest possible time Part ! Is de-
voted to THE State" setting forth briefly
the essential principle Of the State, which
is its unlimited power over the individual.
Part deals with the government of the
United States, setting forth the form.
powers and duties of the various depart
ments. Part treats of the States in a
similar manner. Part 4 is devoted to ex-
planning the formation and working sys-
TENS of counties. cities and towns. Con-
siderable information of value concerning
the financial system of the Government
and some remarkable events in the history
of the country help to complete handy
and valuable volume Boston: Lee 81
Shepard. For sale bv William Doxey.l
UNIPLANAR ALGEBRA.-An admirable
treatise on algebra has been written by
Professor Irving Stripgham Of the Uni
versty of California. From the Begin
ming, with rare exceptons" to quote from
the author "a singular logical incom plete-
ness has characterized our textbooks in
elementary algebra. We now
know what an algebra is. and the problem
of its systematic unfolding into organic
form Is a definite and achievable one."
Students will find in this little book of
Professor Strin gham's welcome aid.
[San Francisco: The Berkeley Press.