The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-25
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National Geographic Monographs. No. /.
Photographic Processes" by John w.
Powell. The first of these monographs
has just been published. 1t is handsome
royal octave pamphlet of thirty-two pages.
with several finely executed illustrations
and diagrams. 1t is written by Major j.
w. Powell who is well known to the pub
lie. as, until recently. the director OF the
United States Geological Survey, as. lead
ing ethnologist, as contributor of fascin-
ating scientific articles to our best maya
zines, and as the man who first explored
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The
subject of his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ProcesseS-is of fundamental Importance in
these processes that the divers forms Of
the land have been developed and are devel
oping.. Major Powell has treated his sub
iect with mastery directness and simplicity.
Every sentence is nutritious and highly
suggestive; while the style is so Fascinating
that very few of those who read the first
paragraph will be content to lay down the
pamphlet until every page Is read. Amer
lean Book Company.
"a Patch of Pansles' is the modest title
given TO q volume of verse by p. Edmond
V. Cooke. The title is not inappropriate.
for, while the poems are not aspiring or
particularly forceful, they are, for the
most part, bright and pleasing. Most OF
them are short, some containing only
few lines. well condensed and neatly bound.
Some of these epigrammatc verselets con-
tain good kernel of sentiment and others
young and should guard against the dan
gerous gift of facility in composition. IL
ne should live to publish a complete ed-
would probably include some of the best
poems in this volume and wish the rest
had never been printed in book form.
"a Daughter of Judas" by Colonel Rich
ard Henry Savage. is full of incident and
adventure. though it has the Captain
Charles King falling of assuming that there
is none of the virtues of humanity to be
found outside the army and navy. Still,
the disciples Of Captain King. who relish
being snubbed for occupying the unfor-
. auia Posittom OF mere slvllans, ough. 70
intrigue and really alcoholic drinking to
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world. Chicago: F. Tennyson Nicely. Paper,
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I'm Woods and Fields is the appropriate
title of a volume of verse by Augusta
Larned. The volume, which is prettily
bound, contains about sixty short poems.
most of them relating to natural scenery or
Mould Apple Blossoms" Glover Fields"
"Mlkweed," High Pastures "A Flock
OF Birds etc. These and kindred topics
are treated in sympathetic spirit and
smooth verse. Some of the poems are sub
iectiye and sentimental. Cloth. gilt top,
ST. New York: c. P. Putnam's Sons.
'Old Pictures of Life is the title given.
to collection of essays by the late Rev.
David Swing. The essays are for the most
part literary or character sketches drawn
from antiquity, though a few treat of mod
ern topics. They are admirably written and
replete with clear thinking. There is an
Introduction with biographical sketch of
Mr.. Swing by Franklin II. Head. The book
i' published in attractive form by Howe &
Kimball. Chicago.
1t is difficult to define the charm of Will
liam Watson's poetry, but in it's creation
form unites with substance, felicity of
expression with beauty and fidelity of con-
ception. A little volume entitled "Odes and
Other Poems is a collection of Mr. Wat
sons recent verse. The poems short
on variety of topics, and bear the I'M
mistakable stamp of genius.
'-Our Fight with Tammany," by the Rev
G. III. Parkhurst, Is connected account
of the recent great fight against municipal
corruption in New York from it's beginning
to the overthrow of Tammany on Nov. 6,
1884, Much of this is more less familiar
to newspaper readers. but it is instructive
and encouraging to reforners. Cloth, $1.2o.
New York.. Scribner's Sons.
''Ie Petit Chose by Alphonse Daudet. is
said to be one of the best of that an,hor's
works, and the explanatory notes in English
arranged by Professor c. Fontaine, director
of French in the High Schools of Washing
ton. d. c., will be found of great assistance
to the instructor and student of French.
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jenkins.
Macmillan & Co.. are issuing a new ed-
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by the author in 1859. with an introduction,
biographical and blbliographical by Charles
Dickens, jr. The illustrations by H.
*. Browne. Green cloth, 81 per volume.
In "Three Men of Letters Moses Colt
Tyler presents biographical and critical
sketches OF three American literary men of
the revolutionary period, viz: George Berke-
", Timothy Dwight and Joel Barlow. Cloth,
SIPS. New York: G.. p Putnams Sons
1.-THE Doctor His Wife and the Clock
is the title of a clever story by Anna
Katharine Green, which is published by
G.. F. PutnamS Sons. in the Autonym Ii
brary series. Limp cloth covers, 50 cents.
G. 2. Putnam's Sons CNew York; issue
Justin H. McCarthy's "a Woman of I'm
pulse in their Hudson Library series
Paper, 80 cents
''Sidney FORESTER by Clement Wilkes,
is issued by H. w. Hagemann, New York
in his quarterly series of paper-bound
novels.