The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-08
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

just been added 10 the series published by
the directors of the s'Old South Studies
In History" In Boston. These new leaf
lets are all reprints of documents relat-
ing 10 early New England history. as
follows: "Rradford's Memoir OF Elder
Brewster "Braiford's First Dialogue"
Winthrop's Conclusions for the Pianta-
ton in New England New Engiand's
First Fruits" lsls: John Eliot's Indian
Grammar Begun" John Cetton's God $
Promise TO Ellis Plantation" Letters or
Roger Williams TO winthrop and
Thomas Hooker's Way of the Churches
of New England"
Biiitry, a parody on Trilby, by Mary
Kyle Dallas, was evidently written in al
attempt to be funny, but the author
hardly succeeds. Three young women.
the Giraffe, the Lady OF Shaiiot and
Beckie. run studio. One models pigs.
another angels and the third decorates
candles. Biiltry is the model who sits for
his feet. Biiltry comes into the studio.
picks up tomato can with one foot and
drinks from it and eats a sandwich held
by his other foot The three women.
of course. fall I'm love with him. From
which the style OF the story can be sur
missed. Published by the Merriam Com
pany. New York.
G. p. Putnams Sons. New York, have
published THE Doctor. His Wife and the
Clock" by Anna Katherine Green. Mr..
Hashrouck. a respected citizen. was at
tackled at night In his room by an I'M
known assailant and shot dead. This is
the plot which the detective has to work
on. There is blind doctor next door
with beautiful wife who worships her
husband. but of whom the husband is In
saneiy Jealous The detective solves the
mystery and discovers that Mr.. Has
brouck was killed by the blind doctor.
who had been told by a meddiiug friend
that his wife was entertaining another
man late at night. The doctor rushes
home intending TO kin the man whom
he thinks is destroying his home, but In
his rage he gets in the wrong house.
runs upstairs and hearing some one be-
lieves he has discovered his rival and al
though blind shoots and kills-Mr. Has
brouck.
The Military Career of Napoleon he
Great" by Montgomery b. Gibbs, pub
lished by the Werner Company. Chicago.
is recent addition to the Napoleonic
literature of the day. although the
author disclaims the idea that the re-
vivat has caused the writing OF this his
cory. Mr. Gibbs presents in his new
book picture of this extraordinary man
as his officers and soldiers knew him on
the field OF battle The wars of Ma
poieon's period were of unparalleled
grandeur. but in the telling of them
MIR. Gibbs has made no attempt at mill
tary technic." His Is the story OF Ma
poieon the warrior. with no pretense OF
giving an account OF the politics OF his
time-nor from domestic point OF view
"a phase OF NapoIeon's career which no
English writer has yet touched upon
interspersed. as IL Is, with stories. now
first told by his nnarshals and generals.
of a career which produced a series
Of actions unparalleled in the history OF
the world, II has proved a noteworthy
production. and one well worthy the
reputation OF It's painstaking and enthu-
siastlc author.
Honest Money Is recent book by
Arthur l. Fonda. Mr.. Fonda was once a
resident OF Seattle, and the friends he
made here will be Interested In his new
work. Mr.. Fonda's subject Is timely and
his treatment OF IL. is good. With the pre-
face that there Is something radically
wrong In country like the United
States rich I'm the necessaries and luz
uries OF life, where the population Is
enterprising and industrious. when q large
part Of the people cannot at times find
EMPLOYMENT when. with an abundance
OF unoccupied lard. and great diver
sity OF undeveioped resources capital
and labor cannot find IL, ir. FONDA says
that the indications all point TO our
monetary system as the source Of the
trouble. He then gives n clear and pains
taking analysis Of the subject. a com
parison OF the different authorities on
finance and from The faults Of the pres
snt system. as well as the merits and
defects az changes that have been pro-
posed he outlines a system of hts own
Which he believes win meet the needs
for an honest money. The book Is pub
ilshea by Macmillan & Co. o Fifth
avenue. New York. ard the price Is 81.