The morning call., 1893-12-10
RECENT PUBLICATIONS

SUSTAINED HONOR.-The latest and one
of the most interesting of John r. Musick' 8
series of Colum bian historical novels is
Sustained Honor, Story of the War of
1872" The historical matter pertains to
the period EN- brace in the administration
of Presidents Jefferson. Madison and Mon
roe. The novel. which is interviewer with
the history. adds the charm of romance
and renders the book fascinating as well as
educational. The book deals with some Of
the remote and direct causes of the war of
1872 1t derives its title. Sustained
Honor" from the victory of the patriotic
War party over the partisan Peace party.
1t gives a view of the incidents which
clustered around, and helped form, the
events of that time. Highly amusing is
the story Of Terrence Malone. an Irish
American, who knocks the secretary of
the Peace party head foremost into his
wastebasket, obtains subsequent inter-
views with President Madison. gives use
full information, and, later, introduces TO
him John Henry, the lrishman and former
British spy, whose important disclosures
and documents he Henry sold to the
President for e5000 and which more im-
mediately led to the declaration of war
which had already become imminent.
New York and London: Funk & Wag-
nails Company. For sale at the book
stores.
THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC.-It Is a
source of satisfaction to those interested
Ia the work OF Hubert Howe Bancroft,
the historian of the Pacific Coast. to note
the issuance of second edition of his fine
volume on "Tne Resources ana Develop
ment of Mexico" AS noted in The CALL
some time since, this book was written at
the suggestion of President Diaz, who
rendered the author exceptional aid in
this labor. All the data, statistical, his
torical and descriptive. in possession of
the Mexican government were placed at
Mr.. BancrOfrs disposal. That he made
good use of this mass of material is evil
dent from the volume, but it is equally
plain that he devoted much time to Orgi-
nal research and may trutbfully claim
to have produced work almost indispen-
sable to all who desire reliable inform alton
regarding our sister republic. The Ban
croft Company: San Francisco and
Chicago.
THE CAMPERS OUT.-While this story
by Edward s. Ellis will doubtless interest
the juvenile readers for whom it was
written. 1T cannot be commended either
for plausibility of plot or literary excel
lence. 1t purports TO point out ''tbe right
path and the wrong" yet is so filed with
slang and the daring escapades of three
impossible American boys that it cannot
be ranked much higher than Roaring
Ralph, the Cyclone Of the Rockies" the
perusal of which started the trio of young
heroes on their wild and woolly career.
OF course, virtue trumpbs in the end, but
this is not sufficient to justify healthy
youth In wasting time over a story which
has little else to recommend it. The
Penn Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
For sale by the Bancroft Company.]
JOHN B. GoUGH.-Carlos Martyr has
written an excellent biography of the
Apostle of Cold Water. BE tells in a
graphic way "how God made him, how
drink unmade him, and how. after strug-
gle which only Cough himself could de-
scribe, he was reclaimed" The volume is
reDlete with anecdotes. and given in
cidentally is a history of the temperance
movement in this country and England
during the life of Gough-1S17-1S86. A
coplous index adds value to the work.
New York and London: Funk & Wag-
nails Company. For sale at the bookstores I
PRACTICAL SYNoNYMs.-John Fl. Bech-
tel has prepared a small volume of syno-
nyms which will prove very convenient,
not only to professional writers. but to