The herald., 1893-02-12
his strength. The portrait is backed

.e ce.chbbHs Aho poisidlb 10 peChO
with this couplet-
Love took up the harp OF life, and smote O
all the chord with might,
5mote the chord of self that, trembling, passe
In music out OF sight;
followed by recent autograph OF tn
poet. An excellent article on The Voic
OF Tennyson, by Rev. Henry Van Dyke
DID,, appears in this number. Thoma
A. Janvier, the noted writer on Spanish
subjects, tenders an interesting article
in An Embassy to Provence. The fourth
section OF the serial novel, Sweet Bells
Out of Tune, by Mrs. Burton Harrison
and part third of Benefits Forgot, by
Wolcott Balestier, furnish the articles Of
continued fiction for this number. One
OF the strongest articles is paper writ.
ten by Pierre Botkine, the secre.
tary of the Russian legation in
Washington, entitled A Voice From
Russia. 1t is a paper oi
extraordinary Importance, and presents
the Russian point of view as to certain
matters of internal administration
which have excited the criticism of the
outside world. Stray Leaves from a
Whaleman's Log, by James Temple
Brown, is vivid description of the en-
counter with the monsters of the Pacific
during crisis along the coast of New
Zealand. 1t is replete with description
OF implements, boats and manner of
procedure, and we'll illustrated by W.
Taber and Clement Swift. The Autobi-
ographv of Salvini is continued through
this number, and contains interesting
chapters of adventure from the great
tragedian's youth. Besides recounting
his life as an actor in Naples and Rome,
and his first success in tragedy, Salyini
speaks of his artistic companionship
with Rietorj, narrates a shipwreck of
their company. and proceeds to his ex-
periences as soldier under Garibaldi,
in the defense of Rome. An Art
Impetus in Turkey, by John P.
Peters, is well written and ex-
cellently illustrated. containing O por-
trait of Handy Bey, director of the I'm
perial museum in Stamboul, and pic
lures by him. The music loving people
will find treat in the article entitled
Franz Liszt, by Camille Saint-Saens,
with portrait by Munkscsy. "The re-
membrance of his playing consoles me
for being no longer young" writes Saens,
and he gives very critical estimate,
which will interest every lover of music,
as he describes List and his influence
and musical personality. John Fairlie
gives a graphic description of life in the
Malay peninsula, we'll illustrated by
Kenyon Cox, Harry Fem, etc. Ram
blers and admirers of nature will enjoy
this. Preliminary Glimpses of the Fair
offers description of life at the Chicago
fair during the building period, of the
work of the artists engaged in decorating
the buildings, and of some of the more
noteworthy mechanical wonders which
will be on exhibition, and which are also
designed to amuse the multitude. The
paper is written by Clarence G. Buel,
author OF the article on the Louisiana
lottery entitled The Degradation of
State, which appeared in the February
Century year ago. Columbus Relics
The Question of Genuineness, The First
Account of the Grand Falls of Labrador,
Abraham Lincoln's Last Hours, and
few other good articles complete the
All the above books for sale by the stoll &
Iheyer company, 139 South spring street.
Book Chat.
Isabelle Castlebar turns out to be the
OF Mrs. Elizabeth G. Winter,
wife of William Winter. the well-known
critic. Under her pseudonym she has
written two stories: Love. and the Love
of Gold, and The Spanish Treasure; both
OF which heve appeared in the New
y. Appleton @ Uu. nave JusU lvnuy
Seedlings, by Sir John Lubbock, in two
volumes, containing the results of most
extensive observations at Kew and 6lse-'
where, showing many problems con-
nected with the termination of plants,
demonstrated with numerous illustra-
tions.
James Pott & Co. have ready new
leatherette edition of Henry Drum
mond's new book of addresses, entitled
The City Without Church. This ad-
dress is grouped under the headings l
Saw the City, His Servants Shall Serve,
l Saw No Temple There, the text for
this brief sermon being portions of verses
from Revelations.
A new book OF great interest to read
ers who are inclined toward the study
history, and to students who are read
ing the Chautauqua course this year, ia
furnished in a new book by @. Diehl,
published by Westerman & Co. The
title is Excursions in Greece to Recently
Explored Sites OF Classical Interest:
Mycenae, Tirgus, Dodona, Delos, Athens,
Olympia, Eleusis, Epictaurus. Tanagra;
q popular account Of the results of re-
cent excavations, translated by Emma
R. Perkins, with an introduction by
Reginald Stuart Poole.
Appleton & 90. have ready new
book on signaling, compiled by Albert
Gallup, entitled Handbook of Military
Signaling. The author is signal officer,
first brigade, National guard, state OF
New York. The instructions of his
handbook are definite and full, the sys-
tenn according with that in use in the
army of the United States.
Just now the eyes of the American
reading public are on the Hawaiian
subject. At this opportune time Mr.. T.
G. Thrum, the compiler, announces that
he has ready Hawaiian Almanac and
Annual for 1898, which is handbook
of information on matters relating to the
Hawaiian islands, original and selected,
of value to merchants, tourists and
others. This little volume is a veritable
encyclopedia of information, and has
always enjoyed good sale; this is its
10Th year Of publication.
Roberts Bros, who scored such agreat
success in the recent edition of Jane
Austin's works, will commence publish
fishing this month an edition of Susan
Edmonston Ferrier's novels, which will
be issued in uniform style with those OF
the Austin novels. Miss Ferrier's nov
els, Marriage, The Inheritance, Destiny,
are as representative Of Scotch life in
the early days of the century as Jane
Austin's and Maria Edgeworth's stories