The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-26
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CAMPS, QUARTERS AND CASUAL PLACEA
By Archibald Forbes Published by The Mec.
MILAN Co. &c Fifth Avenue. New York Price
si.75.
One of the most interesting books Of the
year is this series of sketches by the great
English war correspondents. Archibald Forbes.
The sketch of Bismarck before and during the
Franco German war is an interesting glimpse
into the history Of that man Of blood and
iron" and of the old Emperor William during
the struggles for the "Unihcation of Germany
The Mystery Of Monsieur Regpier tells of .
bit Of intrigue in which Bismarck aud Monsieur
Regnier were involved, and Of Regniers st-
tempts to persuade the exiled Empress Eugenie
into it. Reverencing the Golden Feet is an
account Of two or three days spent &C the court
of a Burmese King. The Inverness Character
Fair of sheep sale and the Highlands markets.
The last chapter on the battle of Waterloo gives
some of the details of the inner history Of that
great battle. Other lighter sketches-Matri-
mony Under Fire; How / Saved France, and
Christmas in Cavalry Regiment are tales Of
soldiers life and work and play. The German
War Prayers and The Warfare OF the Future
are soldier essays of much interest. Railway
Liz is pathetic sketch, and altogether the
book is good reading.
TWO LITTLE WOODEN SHOES. BY ouida.
Published by J. b. Lippncott. Philadelphia.
Price $3.50.
This story of the little peasant girl and her
flowers is one of the prettiest of all the books
that Ouida has written. and it is not to be gain
said that the young girl whose life is spent in
work among flowers that she carries to market
to sell. and vino prays out her little heart to
the Virgin, "The Gentle Mother of Roses"
every night and morning is exquisitely drawn.
But there is another story of a careless artists
from the city whose life is far from beautiful. We
can never be glad that stories like his told.
q M koa ovoHuv If ", Of air mia
hearted little peasant girl, of course. Such are
Ouida's heroes After one is through the story
there is . decidedly unpleasant taste in the
mouth.
ALL SORTS OF STORIES By NJ. A. Hoysr,
Nora Hopper. Antony Guest. and others. Pub
lfshed by Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1853 Broadway,
New York. Price 81.
LITTLE FOLKS AND THEIR FRIENDS. By
NJ. A. Hover. Nora Hopper. Antony Guest. and
others Published by Raphael Tuck & sons
36S Broadway, New York. Price 81.
WOODLAND STORIES By M. A. Hoyer Nora
Hopper Antony Guest. etc Published by RAJ
phael Tuck Il Sons. 1868 Broadway. New York.
Price 81.
Three pretty books for the little ones. Every
year the story books are prettier than ever
before. Bright pictures, pretty woodland
sketches, and the jolliest of animal pictures 20
| to make up these books for the happy children
| all over our land. The stories are of birds and
| trees and flowers, of dogs and cows. Kittens
cockatoos and donkeys; of good little girls who
are bad once in awhile, and of all the small ad-
| ventures that occur in the lives of the tiny
folk. The flower fairies the prettiest fairies
their pranks to the glee Of the pages, and it 10
| to be hoped that Santa Claus will leave one Of
these story books in every little stocking Christ
mas eve.
THE LAST STROKE. By Lawrence l. Lynch.
Published by Laird & Lee, Chicago. Price .
cents.
THE PRINCIPLES OF COINAGE AND CUR
RENCY. By Lewis 8. Hough. A. M. Published
by the author at Media. Pa Price IS cents
In this little work, the author believes finan.
cial facts have been rendered far more interest.
ing than financial ictious. Indeed. the cur.
rency question stands before the public in this
| shape: Facts rs. Fictions. This book represents
| the Facts; Coins Financial School, the
Fiction" Our leading fnanciers and sound.
money press are the court, the American peo-
pie the jury. The plaintiff pleads facts; the
defendant, fctions, or greatly perverted facts.
more misleading than fctions. Let the jury b
correctly informed and properly directed by the
court, and the plaintiff is sure of o correct ver.
| dict
THE MYSTERY OF THE ISLAND. By Henry
Kingsley. Published by J. B. Lippincott. Phila-
delphia Price si.25.
Henry Kingsley is the brother of Chas Kings.
| ley, the author of Westward, Ho, Hypatia,n
| and other well-known books. Henry Kings.
| Icy, though not so popular writer is said BY
many critics to exceed his brother in power:
However that may be, his adventure stories ara
| excellent reading. This one is q reprint of an
old story, and is tale of wanderings in South
America and Australia; of adventure among
| the savages. and of golden treasure hid away
just such tale as the boys like best.
| THE BLACK TOR By George Menvils Fem.
Published by J. B. Lppincots, Philadelphia.
Price so.
A story of the reign OF King James The First
of England. The two boys are sons Of two great
neigh boring families. An old feud, handed
| down from generation to generation, exists be-
tween the two families, and keeps the boys apart,
though one boy saves the others life, and cour-
tesies are exchanged at the time and the feud
| is resumed. Again the families unite to drive
out q robber band that infests the neighhoF.
hood. 1t is story of brave boys in lawiess
| times and is calculated to please boy readers
| of our own quiet days.
THE YOUNG GAME WARDEN By Harry
Casiiemon- Published by Henry T. Coates q Co,
Philadelphia.
The Castlemon books are old favorites With
many of the boys. This has the usual compile.
ment of adventure. hidden treasure, brave boys
| and cowardly ones.
HOPES. MEMORIES AND DREAMS. Raphael
$3.50.
/ IDree psettliy DOunU ana illustrated nbtl0
volumes of selections from the poets, designed
| for the Christmas season.
Magazines and Notes.
Celebrating its list birthday. The YOUTHS
Companion offers its readers for the coming year
| many exceptionally brilliant features which
| are calculated to make it more welcome than
/ ever in the hundreds of thousands of homes il
visits. The two hemispheres are explored by
| its editors and agents in search of attractive
matter, and as usual. the contributors will in
clude not only popular writer's of fiction, but
| also some of the most eminent statesmen, scien-
| lists travellers and musicians. Among them
| will be found the Acknowledgement of the
United States the Postmaster. General, the
Secretary of the Navy, Speaker Reed, Andrew
| Carnegie, Ian Maclaren, Rudyard Kipling, Hall
! Caine, Charles Dudley Warner, F. r. Stockton,
Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mrs. Amelia E. Barr,
Madame Lillian Nordica Dean Farrar, Andrew
Lang, ]. Zangwill, g. w. SmaIley, Theodore
| Roosevelt, Col. Geo. E. Waring, Carl Schurs,
Henry Cabot Lodge, Admiral Markham, Adj
miraI Upshur, Lieut.. Peary, DR.. Austin Flint,
| Sir Robert Ball, Sir William 81. Flower, Sir
Reginald Palgrave the Marquis of Lorne, Lady
| Jeune, Lady Vernon Harcourt Max OReli,
| Col. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Rev. Dr..
| LYMAN Abbott and Clark Russell.
| Sothoron's for November contains number
| of excellent short stories. Published at 131 8.
| Fifth street, Philadelphia. Price cents.
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