The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-02-27

artlcle IL ana pain. ne
takes occasion to commend President
Cleveland's movement toward estab-
fishing q more permanent consular
service.
1.-THE Exploits of Brigadier Gerard"
is the title OF A. Conan Doyle's new
historical romance, which contains
eight adventures in the career of a
Napoleonic hero. The book containing
these adventures, each OF which has
been copyrighted in this country, will
be published by d. Appleton s. Co.,
with many illustrations.
Amos r. Wells, editor Of The Golden
Rule, has collected into a neat volume
the numerous prayerful s~oliloquies
that he has written for that journal
fHv~saaas tho -~~aume -y7ihen Thou
Hast Shut Thy Door," and describes IL
as a book for the silent hour. 1t will
be helpful and inspiring to Christians
everywhere. 1t is published by the
Fleming h. Revell Co., Chicago.
Price, rs cents.
E. W. Coy, of the Hughes High
School, Cincinnati, has prepared
Latin Lessons for Beginners" which
contains in concise, attractive form
many new features of value. It is
published by the American Book Com
pany, Chicago. Isl. 00.) The same
publishing house issues Modern
Readings in German" This is a new
series of German texts, the latest
being the gently humorous Herr
Omnia" by Seidel, and Won Volk-
mann's "Fraumereien." The house
also publishes Laboratory Work in
Chemistry, a series Of experiments in
general inorganic chemistry by Edward
H. Kerser, Of Bryn Mawr College.
DR.. Washington GLADDEN., a fine Ok
ample Of the Christian militant, wrote
an essay, Ruling Ideas of the Present
Age" which obtained the Fletcher
prize for 1894 at Dartmouth College.
The essay is now issued in book form
(price, 81. 25) by the princely publish
ing house, Houghton, Miflin g. Co.,
Boston. The general purpose Of the
foundation of the Fletcher prize was to
set forth the merits, of the Christian
religion, and the particular subject
assigned in 1894 was the question, "In
what ways ought our conception Of
personal life and duty to be modifedf''
The "ruling ideas" of the age, DR..
GLADDEN. finds to be comprehended in
the modern doctrines of the imma'
hence of Christ and the kingdom Of God.
His discussion of such topics as "Tht
Sacred and the Secular, - 1.-THE Law o.
Property" Religion and Politics, >
"Public Opinion, ETC., is character
istic and suggestive. The wholesome,
catholic spirit which pervades all O.
DR.. Gladden's writings is especial,
Welcomed in the handling Of thes'
~controverted questions.
All the world loves O great orator
3 The power to speak well has Away
: been coveted. The growth of orator,
l is an interesting study. DR.. Lorenz'
5 Sears has prepared a volume, eth
History of Oratory," which cannot fai
0 Of wide circulation. It is a connecte'
account of the origin and growth o
D oratory as an art and as a science
extending over a period of 9, 400 years
giving each typical orators place II
/, the long succession, noting the rhetor
ical principles he exemplified, an
observing the trend Of %eloquence in tn
several periods which may be desig
; mated as the Greek, Roman, Patristic
Medieval, Reformation, Revolution
G Restoration, Parliamentary, and Amer
u lean. The art, the science, and tn
philosophy of oratory, though nc
e formally treated in this volume, ma
nevertheless be seen in the author
!, analyses of oratorical compositions an
methods. 1t is believed that no othe
work has given the history Of orator
in a single volume, and that none hay
b SO clearly portrayed its fortune
thorugh many centuries, o. 80 faithful
recalled facts which contribute to
just appreciation Of the subject. TIL
volume will be found Of more tina
ordinary value to clergymen, lawyer
If and public speakers of every descril
II ton, and to students Of oratory !
colleges and universities. The work
published by 8. G. Griggs & Co.,
Chicago, contains 442 pages and sci
for 81. 90.
As q preface to 1.-THE Snow Garden,
10 a collection of delightful fairy tales /
II Elizabeth Wordsworth, just issued
st blue and gold by Longmans, Green
Co, New York; we have thii
There were once some little boys wi
I'd had the whooping cough and found IL
days rather long. They covered Il
aoor Of the room with newspapi
III boats they made yards and yards
tgas-piping, also of newspaper the
TO- painted texts and other things, but sti
the days seemed rather long. So OF
of their aunts used to come IN and 6
by the fire often and tell them fail
tales. Some of these fairy tales a
printed here and perhaps may anu
other little boys and girls who ha'
whooping cough or mumps or ev'
measles. One can hardly expect Chi
T. dren who have so many wise and clev
books Of history and other useful su
ic jects, to care for such nonsense VIII,
Of they are well and able to do scho
ng work but perhaps when they do n
or feel quite equal to reading anythii
d. very important o. improving, tn
ad may like to come and sit on the heart
rug by the fire and fancy themselves
~ fairy land for a few moments. 1t
ga not a bad piece, and after all there
-n&h;rr Al ha laarnad tbera M u.