The National tribune., 1895-10-10
RECENT LITERATURE

JEWEL DON'TS. BY Edmund Russell. Pub
lished by the Bramerton Publishing Company.
155 Greenwich street, New York. Price 90 cents.
A very bright collection of suggestions for
the proper wearing of jewels and of stories and
legends of the origin and power of the precious
stones. There also many jokes about
jewels, but we could easily have spared them,
and the book would have been more delightful.
Otherwise it is full Of interesting jewel lore
and of hints on artistic dressing, such as only
that apostle of the subject can give.
THE MODERN WEBSTER. Pronouncing and
. defining Dictionary of the English language.
BY Edward Thomas Roe. LIB. Published by
Laird d Lee, Chicago. Price, leather, 81 cloth,
so cents.
neat, handy little volume, with some 10000
words defined, and with list Of phrases from
foreign languages, making a complete and use
full little book for reference.
THE HEART OF A BOY. BY Edmondo de Ami
els. Translated by Prof. G.. Manelln Pub
lished by Laird & Lee. Chicago.
"Cuore"-this story of THE Heart of a
Boy" is great favorite in Italy, where many
editions have been Sold. 1t is a story of the
life of boy, of his sister aud schoolmates, his
joys, pleasures, studies, trials and victories, and
is most delightfully."- written. 1t is little bit
like the "goOdy -gOody bucks. as children call
them-the old Sanford and Merton style-but
it is, nevertheless, lifelike enough in its incl
dents and plots to be quite fascinating. 1t is
supposed 10 be book either for teachers, to
make them comprehend hoy-nsture better, or
a story for the boys and girls themselves.
on THE sUwANEE RIVER. BY opie Read.
Published by Laird Lee, Chicago.
romance of the South, of minister and
his sweetheart. of two sentimental girls and
their lovers, and of Southern darkies and South
ern scenes. 1t is quite an interesting tale; it
ends happily, but keeps the reader in suspense
until the last chapter. as q good book should.
Z he heroine is "a strong beautiful young woman
who has been accused of murder. Although
she was innocent OF the crime she fled to this
Southern community, secured work with an
odd character who was bent creating real
estate boom on his land, and became great
favorite with him and with all the town folks,
and was loved by the minister He, OF course,
heard of the accusation against her, and it
tortured him considerably, until at last she
| explains it all; lie believes her to be innocent,
and they are happy. The other girls and their
sweetbearts are also well drawn.
ALTERNATING ELECTRIC CURRENTS. By
Edwin }. Houston, Ph.D.. and a. +. Kennedy,
SGD. New York. The w. j. Johnston Com
pany. 225 pages, y illustrations. Price 81.
This is the first of 10 volumes of an "Ele-
mentary ElectrO-Technicai Series" designed
to give concise and authoritative information
concerning those branches of electro technical
bCltUCB having u ptntldl IUltTtSl. Ut SUBJECTS
to be treated are alternating currents. electric
heating, electromagnetic, electricity in cleo
| tro- therapeutics, arc Lighting, incandescent
lighting, electric motors, electric street rail-
ways, telephony and telegraphy. The authors
state that though the several volumes form a
series, each is, nevertheless, prepared 10
be complete in itself, and can be understood in
| dependently of the others.
Magazines and Notes.
Self Culture is the name of a new and very
excellent magazine published by the Werner
Company Chicago. 1t is devoted to the inter-
ests of the Home University League. Price 20
cents number 81 year.
serial story by Edward s. Ellis the we'll
known writer of boys books begins in the
September number of Frank Lesle's Pleasant
Hours for Boys and Girls. This is one of the
very best publications Of the kind in the
country Published by Frank Leslie ~ Bond
street New York Price 10 cents. or 81 year
Lippincotts Magazine for October contains as
its complete novel Ny Strange Patient, by
VIM. r. Nichols, the author of The Ghost of
Rhodes House, Applied Art, etc. The other
contributors to the number are Fred Perry
Powers, Theodore Stanton. Martha r. Tyler,
Virginia Woodward Cloud, Elizabeth S. Per
kins. John Paul Bocock, l.. l.. G.. Edith M.
Thomas. Mary G. Hungcrford. Clinton Scollard.
Marion Manville Pope and Minnie j. Conrad.
They have all something to say very well worth
reading. Published at Philadelphia Price 20
cents
The B0Okmdn is q monthly delight to all who
love books and authors. 1t is filled with
charming gossip and genuine criticism OF both,
and one always wishes, after finishing it, that
there was twice as much of it. Ii ought to he a
great success for it is the best thing of its kind
ever attempted in this country. Published by
Dodd, Mead e. Co., New York. Price ID cents,
or Sl.50 year.
The Catholic World Magazine for October has
A New Road from hgnos5icism TO Christianity,
by Very Rev. A. T. Hewitt; History of Philoso-
ply as Applied to thetChurch, by Dr. c. NJ.
O'Leary; Religious Organization i'll the Sacred
| City (Rone). by Orby Shipley; The Tale of a
Young Tramp. by A. f. Buchanan; The State
of Ireland in the Penal Ages. by p. q. Smyth
Prof Nitti's Catholic Socialism, The Madonna
Del Sasso, Locarno. by L. M. Lynch; Old Rome
and Young Italy, by John J. O'Shea; The Ar
fist Philosopher, by F.. II. Sweet; Old Houses