The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-06-25
RECENT LITERATURE.

| nent Christian socialist and the friend Of 3
newspaper woman who degotes her pen, her
enthusiasm, and her earnings 10 the cause.
| Antoinette is a strong, dominant character
much loved by La Houssaye-ricb, young, and
| philosopher. She finally refuses his love
| and after = decent interval be marries the
other girl There are no villains no intrigue,
| and but small Bit of adventure in the tale
Nevertheless. it is good reading.
TURK Fly AND THE ARMENIAN ATROCITIES
BY che Rev. Edwin MnnseIl Bliss. Published by
the Hubbard Publishing Company, Philadelphia.
! Price 81.
This is work authorized ty Cyrus Hamlin,
OF Robert College; Prof Grosyenor Of Am
| herst, and other prominent men; and Endorsed
| by leading ministers and editors. Frances
| Willard has written a stirring introduction to
~. 10 Is comprehensive work. treating OF
| the history, language, and religion OF the Turk
and OF the Armenian Of the commercial and
/ agricultural interests of the Turkish Empire
Of the political situation; of the treaties; OF
missions; and finally, of the horrible massa-
! cres. The last chapters are on Relief Work ;
/ Partition of Turkey; America and Turkey
and General Survey Of the Armenian and
| Turkish Affairs. The book is very finely Illus
| trated with pictures Of the people and the
| country, and with excellent map of Turkey
| CAMPFIRE STORIES. By Edward Anderson.
Published by The Star Publishing Company, Chi
| cHgo. Price, paper. IS cents; cloth, 81.
| They all good stories. Col. Anderson
was cavalry Colonel during the war; Since
| then he has been Chaplain-in- Chief to the
! GAR, and is q prominent Congregational
minister. These stories. many Of which he
has told at Campfres both West and East, with
their admixture of fun and pathos of drama
and tragedy, have always been received most
enthusiastically by "the boys" They are
told here in the Campfire style and language.
The author says in his preface: - Somehow a
story seems to tell what war meant, IN all its
phases, better than does a mere description /;
and what man has seen and felt is better un-
derstood if the incidents of the seeing and
feeling are graphically told by the one who did
them both"
son. Published by Garretson Cox Il Co., Buff
fslo, N " Price 40 cents; S1-50 year.
The present number, being for the 4 rst quar-
ter of the year 1896, con tsins $50 pages with
90 illustrations. It opens with an account of
the Discovery of the x Rays, summing up all
that Is known regarding the nature of the new
phenomena. their bearing scientific hypo-
theses. and their practical uses In addition
are fully treated The Venezuelan controversy,
Cuban revolt Transvaal crisis, Abyssinian and
Souian campaigns, Armenian question, Sal
vation Army crisis, Work of Congress, Bond
sale, Tariff aud Reciprocity, Greater New
York, Rsines liquor law, Manitoba school
question, political, educational, and trade
problems of the British Empire, French and
Italian crises. geographical exploration progress
of science, education, art, literature etc.
IN SIGHT OF THE GODDESS. By Harriet Rid
die Davis. Published by Lippincoit. PhiladsI-
phia. Price IS cents.
In sight Of the Goddess" is in Washington
City. The heroine Of the book is the daughter
of "a Cabinet officer, her adoring swains are at
taches of the foreign embassies and a young
Southerner Of good blood and empty purse.
Washington parks and drive, the clubs and
houses all described in the story, and a very
good picture is given of Washington society.
AS q background for a romance there could be
no better place than Washington, with its re-
markable fixture of peoples from the East and
West, North and South of its own country, the
foreign legations, old inhabitants, the scientific
men, the newspaper men, the clerks in Office.
tho poor men and rich men, the good people
and bad people. Very few efforts have been
made to use the romantic possibilities of the
city. This story though good one both as a
romance and tale of Washington life, still
has not exhausted the possibilities of using
Washington life a background for romance.
HISTORY OF THE ID " H. BY Martin T.
Haynes Published by the author at Lakeport,
Nh.
Ex-Congressman Martin !. Haynes who serv-
ed as a private soldier in Co. i, I'd N. H., has
done that glorious old fighting regiment a
splendid service by writing a most excellent
history OF il. IL is as he calls it, "a free-hand
sketch of the regiments adventures and mis-
adventures" It is more than this; it is as
true history as was ever written, and one of
those productions which will tell coming gen.
erations Just what their fathers did and en-
dured to secure the salvation of the country.
In this respect it is worth any number of more
stupid and pretentious histories Of the war"
The book is finely illustrated with number of
pietures-b0th wartime and modern-of the
members of the regiment
OUR NATIONS HISTORY AND SONG. By
Joseph NJ. CIary. Published by Chas. Fl. Kerr &
Co, Chicago. Price 81.
This book presents the history of the United
States in a way entirely new. No other book
or author has ever attempted to show the song
side of our history. There has been a constant
current of rich song flowing more or less
steadily through all periods Of our remas kable
National life. The power and influence of Ma
tiOnal airs and war melOdi es in the periods of
our country peace and war are told in a charm
ing manner. The campaign songs our fathers
sung from Washington to Cleveland, are woven
pleasingly into the story Of our successive Ma
tiona campaigns from the first to the last one
(I7o9 to 1892.
Magazines and Notes.
The Netc Bohemian for June has frontis-
piece, an ideal portrait Of "Etidorhpa," by j.
A. Knapp, that is an exquisite art gem. The
opening story. A Womans Way. by Jeanette
Scott Benton, is a romance of college lfe
tale of love and learning. 1t is one of the very
best short stories that has lately been produced.
Published at Cincinnati, o.
The features Of The Rerier of Peuiews for
Iuna ,ra Dir Albert Shay's articia on St op,s