The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-04-02
RECENT LITERATURE.

MosBY's RANGERS. Published by Ralph b.
| Kenyon, Tribune Building. New York. Price
| $780, postpaid.
A history of the AID battalion. Va. Cav. (8los-
| by's command), from its organization to the
| surrender. By j.. J. Williamson, of Co. A.
Compiled from the authors diary, supple
mented with official Federal and Confederate
reports. Svo, cloth, 5l2 PIP. Contains over
| 200 Illustrations including portraits of many
| OF Mosbys men aud Of Federal officers, views,
engagements, ETC.; also maps of Mosby's Con-
| fedcracy," aud localities whore he operated.
| The book is well written, well printed, and
| makes valuable addition TO war history, sup.
| plying the missing chapter.
| DEDORA Haywood. By Gertrude Smith. Pub
| lished by Dodd, Mead & Co.. New York
An unhappy little tale of q woman and her
religion and her lover whom she never mar
| res.
| Ii~led by the Health Culture Co. 30 East Four
teenih street. New York. Price - cents
The three parts of the book treat Of Man as
an Animal, Man as Magnetic Battery, Man
Amerlcanzed.
ECHOES OF BATTLE. BY Bushrod Washing
Co., Philadelphia.
An interesting book Of "reminiscences. prose,
and verse of The battlefelds of Antietam, Get
tysburg. Valley Forge. and of scenes of the
late war and of the Revolution 1t is all beauti-
fully illustrated and handsomely bound.
THE HIDDEN CHAIN. By Dora Russell. Pub
lished 10y Rand. McNaIly & Co. Chicago.
A new love-story by Dora Russell.
THE AERoNATrrICAL ANNUAL. Edited by
James Meats. Pu iished by W. -. Clark & Co.,
80 Wasbington r.reet. Boston. Price 81.
This Annual, devoted TO the interests Of the
neglected science" is an interesting collection
of material, data, statistics, aud illustrations OF
the progress being made in tho perfection of
dying machines. The most important feature
of the book is paper by Lilienthal, who has
actually demonstrated the possibility of me-
| chanical flight, and whose inventions be-
| lieved by many to be the browning wonder of
| this century OF progress. Liienthal himself
| believes that flying machines will become as
convenient and popular as bicycles. paper
by Maxim, with photographs of his machines.
| is of interest, because Maxim has also been
successful in constructing machine for human
| flight
PATRIOTIC CITIZENSHIP by Gen. T. ]. Nor
grn. Published by the American Book Co., New
York. Price 81.
The author Of this is a well-known soldier,
who commanded a brigade in the Army of the
Cumberland. He is also a dstn guished writer
and educator and was Commissioner of Indian
| Affairs under Harrison. The book consists of
wellselected utterances Of great men in regard
TO country. its destiny, and the duties OF
its citizens. 1t il book which everyone
should read and which, particularly, should be
placed in tho hands of every young man and
| woman.
| LEES POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITAIN
E+tA. Published by Laird & Lee. Chicago.
Price 81.
A handy little volume of general in formation,
| illustrated and supplied with maps.
| HISTORY or THE LoUDoUN RANGERS. BY
Briscoe Goodhart, Co. A. Published by the
| author, Washington, d. u frfce
history of a battalion Of scouts raised in
| Virginia and which rendered valuable service
| in defense of the Union cause as scouts and
| guides to the Army of the Potomac. 1t was
composed of Quakers and Germans whose
| loyalty to the flag as radiant as the noon
day sun. The book gives fresh facts concern
| ing the forcing of Virginia, as we'll as other
| Southern States, out of the Union, and what it
ca, 10 he loyal TO the Stars and Stripes and live
| in Virginia; an account OF the first Confederate
| invasion of Maryland, and the battle of An
| tietam; the Gettysburg campaign, and The last
Confederate invasion of Maryland. and the
battle of Monocacy when the Confederates
camo near capturing Washington Gen. Sheri-
dams Valley campaign, with an intensely III
| terestiug account Of historic SHENANDOAH
Valley. N't1
Magazines and Notes.
Hdrper's Magazine for pril contains tho con-
| GLIDING chapters of tho story OF Joan oil Arc,
|
| martyr. The fiction Of the number includes
| Mr. Blacks novel, Briscis, now approaching its
| conclusion a story by Octave Tbanet, entitled
| Missionary Sheriff, illustrated by Frost;
| Spring Flood in BGaiway, Il new Vignette of
Manhattan, by Brander Matthews. and The
Voice of Authority, by Mrs. Alexander, Illus
truted hy John w. Alexander. George w.
Smailey gives some very interesting intimate
| personal "reminiscences OF Lowell in London.
An interesting feature of April Ladies Home
| Journal will be a series OF hitherto unpublished
letters from Louisa VI. Alcott, to " five little
| girls" residing in Pennsylvania. In these
| cpistles the author of Little Women is said to
have most delightfully."- revealed her extraordi-
nary nature.
The Pagyim-Easter number-will be ready
the early part of April. Everything in 1t
| will be new and original 1t will contain ar
tcles by Capt. Chas King, U.s.A.; ex.Gov.
| Geo. w. Peck, of Wisconsin. and other noted
! writers. An entertaining number, well Illus
| trated Send IOcepts TO Geo. II. Heafford, Pub
Usher. Ais Old Colony Building, Chicago, Tor
!