The Washington times., 1894-10-07
SOME NEW BOOKS.

A brief outline of civilization under nation
alism, from socialistic standpoint, Is given
in Young West" sequel to Looking Back
ward" by Solomon SCHNEIDER, in which he
unfolds the conception of civilization under
| the German or military system of socialism.
| The object of the book is to answer such
questions as 10 who pays the bills of social
| ism and where the money would come from.
| The pages are bordered with deep band Of
| blue to relieve the eye, u variation of an at
| tempt that was made in 1869 by the Modern
| Thinker, magazine published in New York
| by D. Ct. Croly, the pages of which were OF
different colors in contrasting inks-although
| MIR. Croly did not apply for patent. The
story is stupid one. Arena Publishing
| Company, Boston.
"McPherson's Handbook for 1894" has
| been published by Robert Beall, Washington,
| d. G. About one-third of it is given to the
! passage through Congress OF the tariff bill OF
| 1894. The long struggle in each house over
the currency question, the repeal of the Fed
| eral election laws and the story of the strug-
gle in Hawaii are OF interest to the politician;
| but the special chapter devoted to the rail-
| way strike makes it exceedingly valuable to
| the sociologist. The volume has wide scope
| and should be in every library.
Mr.. Charles Dana Gibson, whose illustra-
uonS and cartoons are so well known, is pre-
| pairing a book of his drawings, consisting of
| nearly one hundred OF the bost things that he
| has done. 1t will be large 12x1S folio, with
breezy figure of Mr.. Gibson's Typical
| American Girl" printed on Japan paper, for
| the cover. This is the first collection OF Mr..
Gibsons drawings that has been made. X,
FL. Russell d Son, New York.
Dillingham; publishes this week in the Madi-
son Square Series two of Mrs. Southworth's
popular novels-"The Maiden Widow and
Tried for Her Life.''
G. W. Dillingham; & Co. have published
four essays by Emily Oliver Gibbs which are,
practically speaking, reviews of new books.
In Brother Against Brother Oliver Optic
commences new series of 1.-The Blue and
the Gray" and which has already proved so
popular. The scenes, incidents and advent
| ures OF this new series are laid on the land as
those OF the previous series occurred on the
water. The story opens in one OF the border
States, which was the scene of many exciting
episodes previous to and at the opening OF the
war. and the present volume relates largely
to the conflict for supremacy between the hos
tile factions which, at first, seemed to be
about equal in strength. In the families OF two
brothers who had removed TO this State from
the North few years before, are two sons,
just arrived at the military age. who are the
heroes OF the story, on the different sides of
the question.
The book is published by Lee & Shepard,
Boston, and is for sale by Woodward & Lo-
throp; price, S1.50.
Lee & Shepard publish and Woodward &
Lo hrop have for sale (price, S1.50) "The
Search for Andrew Field" story of the war
of 1912. The object of the author of this story
is to give the younger people an insight into
the conditions of the times Of 1872 a history
OF that war and glimpse at the results, and
this object is attained through the medium of
this and the succeeding volumes in The War
| of 1912 Series of which 1.-The Search for An
| drew Field is the first 1t is well known that
one OF the causes of the war was tine right of
| search claimed and carried out by Great
Britain and as a result of this Andrew Field
was pressed"
The author is thoroughly familiar with the
territory in which the scene is laid and many
are the adventures. perils, and difficulties met
during the search. Andrew Field and his
friends are manly American boys with love
for their country, and the story is full of life
| and spirit, manly in Tone and free from
''sang," conveying much historical intorma-
tion and many lessons Of manliness and cour-
| age.
Little Miss Faith by Grace LIE Baron, is
| the story of the holiday lives of two little
girls, one being the guest of the other. at the
latters country home in Hazelwood. and is
as its second name indicates. the story of a
summer week; showing how much of real
pleasure can be gained by, and given to. a
little city child. in seven days amid trees, and
flowers and birds