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title OF new air, music by Horace II, Bas-
Ter, words by p j, Devlin, published at Bas-
ler's Music House, is Sixth street, Pitts
burg Pa.
Chips is the unique title OF just as unique
a little sheet containing Just sixteen pages
of selected extracts from the best current
literary productions. The Chips Publishing
company 10lS Downing building, Fulton
street, New York.
The Publications Of the Grolier Club" is
one OF the interesting papers in the March
number Of The Book Buyer. AS usual It
gives the reader a feast of delightful liter
airy news gossip and extracts from latest
works. Charles Scribner Sons New York
A charming lullaby "Sleep My Child"
words and music by Alma A. Crowley;
True Through ALL" a song by Frederick
S. Hall, and soldiers love song, For
Honor and for Thee" words by Brice Fen
nell, music by II. Lane Wilson, are among
the latest music published by White-Smith
Music Publishing company, Chicago,
One Of the most interesting Nursery Prob
lens" discussed in the March number of
Babyhood is that concerning the popular APP
prehension about unusually bright children.
The medical editor. Dr. Yale, makes 1t very
clear why such fears are largely groundless.
He also answers questions as to "the dangers
OF excessive crying unusual wakefulness,"
the causes Of stammerng." etc. Babyhood
Publishing company, Beekman street, New
York.
The March number of Paving and Munic-
ipal Engineering is devoted largely to the
discussion of paving brick by practical men
connected with the business, the information
on the subject having been gathered from the
recent meeting of the National Brick Manu-
facturers' association. In the various depart
ments there are a number of valuable articles
on subjects pertaining to the improvement Of
cities Municipal Engineering company, pub
fishers, Indianapolis.
The complete novel in the March issue Of
Lippincotts Is "a Tame Surrender" by Cap
tain Charles King. Departing from this
authors usual field, the purely military, it
deals with the Chicago strike, the riots and
their suppression, and the loves of a United
States Lieutenant and high-mnded young
lady who works a typewriter. 1t is her
tame surrender" after long resistance,
which gives the tale its title. j, b. Lip
pincott company, Philadelphia.
The Mothers Friend is the name of a
neat little publication which, beginning with
the March number, is to be issued monthly,
and is designed "to be helper and in
structor of parents in the various moral
problems that present themselves daily and
even hourly. 1t aims to be more confiden-
| tial friend and counsellor than the family
newspaper can possibly be, for it deals with
no other subjects than those suggested by
| the title" Mary Wood Allen, NJ. D.. Ann
Arbor, Mich.
in the Authors Journal for March. 1t con-
| tains, among other things, an article on
| how to write for young people, by Oliver
Optic; "a Manuscript Record" by Wilder
| Grahame; "An Authors Fame by Josie
| Il. Nichols; some excellent suggestions for
writer's, by j. T. Trowbridge, and discus
sion of the benefits to be derived from
manuscript revision agencies The Authors
| Journal Publishing company, l William
| street, New York.
| "Art Idols of the Paris Salons is some
thing new. Volume l. number l. is just out
and contains six fine nudes. The pictures
comprise "Leda" ct. Robert Fleury) "The
Fall of Babylon" Georges Rochegrosse), ''Tht
Daughters of Menestho' (Fernando LIZ
Quesne), "Artems' (Joseph Wencker
THE Spiders Web" Fernando lie Quesne)
Art Idols will be issued quarterly. Stanley
Wood well known in Colorado, is the editor
White City Art company, Chicago.
Among the special topics treated in the
March number Of the Review of Reviews are
This Seasons Doings of Thirty-three Legis
latures," Electric Railways in Budapest
an object lesson for American cities, "Lort
Randolph Churchill" ~. James Clark Ridpath,
IAN Invalid Aid Socety''-wnat it does fo
consumptives, 1.-THE Anti-ToXine Diphtherii
Cure"-a skeptical view, and American
Stock in Foreign Markets." On the subjec
of the recent gold purchase the editor make
some pertinent remarks In the department
| III.
Reviews company, 13 Astor Place, New York
Thomas S. Townsend contributes a mos
thorough article to the March number O
the New England Magazine on "Massa
chusetts in the Civil War" wherein he re
lates many acts of bravery performed b
Massachusetts heroic sons and tells of tn
prominent part taken by the old Bay stat
in aiding to preserve the union. Repro
ductions from war time portraits of man
who were prominent in the struggle add
the attractiveness and value of this care
fully prepared tribute to the honor of Massa
chusetts. Warren f. Kellogg, Par
Square, Boston.
The Overland Monthly for March is a fc
tion number 1t has new cover designe
in honor of the occasion. In addition to hi
regular department, "As Talked in the Sane
tum,' Mr.. Wildman contributes a thrllin
story Of an Idaho stage robbery-"As Tol
by Owyhee joe" General Lucius H. FOotC
, under the caption of "Swpes," relates
charming tale of pair of waits in the days {
tho Argonauts. In the True Tales of tn
,, Old West" series, there are two contribution
one, "Blackfeet and Bruin," by s. S. Boyr
: ton, and one by c. D. Robinson, "The Mys
! terry of a Drill" Overland Monthly Publist
inG company, San Francisco.
Captain Jack Crawford contributes a ivel
sketch, entitled Bicycle versus Broncho,"
i tho March number Of Home and Country
> which Corporal Tanner is editor OthC
: illustrated articles of the month are; "A
About Finches," by Algernon Lefebvr
Bronze" and the Casting of Bells" /
. Frieda Werther; Have You Been Trl
I Americans?" by Henry Clay Fairman; LII
r Liza, the Life Story of a Painters Model
l by Sigfried Corrado; I'm Cloud-Land,"
. Victor A. De Convier, Ph,D.; "Silas Brown
t Celebration" by Emil Morgan; ION Il
g Boulevards of Paris" by f. r. Layland, ar
a MY Fellow Traveller" by Roger l.. Mrai
: Joseph w. Kay, SO East Tenth street, Ne
=, | York.
Municipal problems are becoming so prom
4 nent today that the Notes on Municipal Co
h ernment in the Annals of the American Aca,
e emy are attracting wide attention. The Marc
d number contains a review of the re or
z movement in New York, an account of Il
d work accomplished by the Boston Munlcip
4 league, an analysis of the estimates for IS!
of the New York Board of Estimate and Al
p portionment, a discussion of the right of Il
a Philadelphia Park commission to authors
the construction of trolley roads in Fai
= mount park, review of the civil service r
u u form movement in New York munich
! Offices, very complete photography Of rece
II books and articles on municipal and sociolog
cal questions, book reviews and person
notes. American Academy Of Political al
Social Science, Philadelphia.
Ida A. Bakers prize descriptive papC
! "A Washington Logging Camp" is o
among the many pleasing features Of t