The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-04
BOOKS OF The iIME.

the Front, or Success Under Difficulties"
by o. S. Marden. The author says IN his
preface that early in life he determined
that if it should ever lie in his power, he
would write a book to encourage, inspire
and stimulate boys and girls who long to
be somebody and do something in the world.
but feel that they have no chance in life
This book is an excellent attempt III that
direction. Its general character can be
which are: The Man and the Opportun-
ity." Boys with no Chance ..PGssioili-
ties and Spare Moments" Round Boys in
Square Holes" "A Fortune in Good Man
ners," Tact or Common sense nam
Pluck. "A Long Life and How to Reach
victory in Defeat" Each Of these chap
from facts of biography. of the point which
the author wishes to make, and the Wnoie
will hardly be abe 10 resist its enthusiasm
or fail to become inspired with It's pdrpose.
It contains a large number Of portraits Of
distinguished men and women Ciotn, sioo-
Boston,: Houghton. Miff1in & co.
A third edition of THE American Com
nonwealth," by the Hon. James Bryce. NJ.
P. Is published in two volumes by Mac
milan & Co. The merits of the work are
Well known to the reading public. For this
edition 1t has been thoroughly revised
throughout. Large additions have been
mad to some hapters and four new ones
n5NSa pSeH dQueu. IIGdIiu5 VI z QiO
and recent events. One relates to the Tam
many ring in New York and another to the
t.cian and a student Of history Professor
Bryce is undoubtedly we'll qualified TO write
concerning the government ana institutions
think the different parts of his work possess
unequal merit. That which makes an anal
ysis OF the State and national constitutions
and of the scheme of American government
IS admirable, but when ne comes to deal
with recent events and the politics of to-
DIV his views are little mOreNthan an echo
Of those of the press during the
last few years. He sees little of the good
in American politics and exaggerateS all
fiat is bad. AS a whole, however, the work
is a valuable contribution to the CRITICAL
literature on American institutions. The
two volumes, bound in cloth, with gilt tops,
are 81.
IN 1869 the Rev. William E. Griffis. then
- the prime Of life, went to Japan, by re-
quest, to organize schools on the American
plum. He remained there many years, and
.. large part of the time was employed as
an instructor in the Imperial University of
Tokio. By long residence in the country,
contact with the people and study of their
modes of faith he became thoroughly ac-
qIainted with their religion in it's different
forms. The results are embodied in a work
entitled ."The Religions of Japan" 1t is an
Intelligent and comprehensive presentation
of Buddhism in it's various stages of devel-
opment in that country. AS to the influence
OF buddhism upon the morals and character
much to be said in praise and much also in
criticism. 1T has" he says, "aided power
fully to educate the people in habits of
aspiration and expectancy of Improvement
1t has given to them that spirit of hopeless
tse gapanese w mssses IS 50 Al ehalgH'e prImari ~
a history of the japanese religions. the
work throws much light on the japanese
Scr.bner's Sons.
THE Wealth of Labor" by Frank LOOMS
Palmer. is an intelligent attempt to eluci-
date some of the current problems of po-
litieal economy, notably the wage and labor
questions. Briefly, the authors view is that
with labor left free to shift occupations,
labor of equal grade will receive equal COM
pensation in any given community; that Ia
Dor will seek the occupation of greatest adj
vantage, and by overstocking the market
will reduce such advantage in exchange with
other communities; that an equalization of
the profits of labor in occupations of less
advantage will take labor from and con-
serve the advantage of the other occupa-
ton; that this distribution of labor and con-
servation of advantage can be effected by
list and places the defense of protection on
new grounds. Cloth. 81. New York: The
Baker & Taylor Company, o East Six
Stone & Kimball, of Chicago, are making
a record for fine book work and earning
the thanks of discriminating readers for the
quality of the books they publish, whether
new works or new editions of old ones.
They have commenced the publication of a
new edition of THE Works of Edgar Allan
complete and satisfactory edition ever pub
lished. 1t will embrace ten Volumes, and
which i"f he was sst the Known ' p autho a"u Each Eaefls yo o.
ume will be carefully edited by Edmund
Clarence stedm an and George Edward
Volume /, which is at hand, contains a
frontispiece portrait of the author. a memoir
and an introduction. The body of the work
contains Tales of the Grotesque and Ara
besque." There are several full-page Illus
trations, and the work is in very attractive
form.
There are thousands Of books on drunk
enness and thousands of public Speakers
who warn against the evils of strong drink,
but comparatively little is said rs to the
opium habit. the victims of which are
numerous and increasing. In contracting
the habit men and women rush en- treir
fate ignorantly and without warning. The
way leads down to hell. The horrors of
the habit which were so elquently por-
trayed by De Quincy are described with
by William r. Cobbe. In its vivid portrayal
of the horrors of the drug it is equally as
graphic and more practical than De Quin-
cey's celebrated work. The author is a
rescued victim Of the opium habit, and
S. C. Griggs & Co. Cloth, $3.50.
prince Henry. the Navigator" by c. r.
Beazley, aims at giving an account. based
upon OTlSludl SCuTctS, OL ne progress OF
geographical knowledge and enterprise In
Christendom, throughout the middle ages
down to the end OF the fifteenth century.
as well as a life of Prince Henry. the
navigator, who was a main factor IN the
movement. The work is q valuable con-
tribution TO the history of geographical
discovery and contains facsimiles of a
number of ancient charts and maps never
published before. 1t is published In the
Putnarn's Heroes of the Nations series.
Cloth, $50.
If there is any reason why Little Eyolf,"
by Henrik Ibsen, should have been written.
or why, il it was to be written, it should
| have been cast In the form of a three-act
drama it is not clearly perceptible. The
| motive and sentiment of the story are NOR
bid, the story itself uncanny, and the dra-
matte form only emphasizes the entire alb
sence of dramatic movement or spirit. Ib-
senmaniacs may fnd something in the work
to admire. but approval of il will be con-
fined to that cult. 1t is translated by VIII
liam Archer. and published in attractive
style by Stone & kimball Chicago.
The list OF books concerning hunting adj
ventures in the wilderness regions Of the
Rocky mountains receives an interesting
addition in In the Heart Of the Bitter
Root Mountains" by Heclawa. II is the mar