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AMERICAN MECHANICS.

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AMERICAN MECHANICS.
State Council Secretary. Charles ". L,,tsn
b33 Westminster street.
NARRAoANsErT-27 Westminster street.
UNIoN-56l Westminster street.
hHoDE lsLANp-2l0 Westminster street.
Cuba" that gives In brief form a sketch
OF the present war. Ii is furnished with
a first rate map. Mast Croweli and Kirk
patrick OF Springfield Ohio are the pub
fishers.
Among tho several works left by Robert
Louis Stevenson unpu blished at his death,
und btedly the one of com pietest and
widest interest is romance entitled,
"St.Ives." Unlike "weir OF HermIston.n
the only other novel left by stevenson
unpublished, "St. Ives' was left all but
complete; and 1t is, those say who have
read 1t. straight-away, honest tale of
adventure, related in Stevenson's most
spirited and charming vein. 1t is a love
story, and records, in particular, the ex-
ploits of very cool, audscious, attractive
war In Eoin nburgh Castle. The exclusive
right of serial pu blication OF ''st. Ives"
for America, was purchased soon after
Stevenson's death by McClures' Magazine,
and the publication will begin In the
March number of that periodical.
The March Century is to be an "Inaug-
uration Number" devoted especially to
articles on life In the White House and at
the Capital, illustrated with great num-
Der of interesting pictures, including two
new portr ats OF Msjor Mckinley ana one
OF President Cleveland at his desk, all
from photographs taken especially for the
Century. A large edition will be printed.
The interest in The Century serials,
campaigning with Grant" and "Hugh
Wynne, Free Quaker" 10 81 great that
both the January and February mum bers
went out Of print almost Immediately
upon issue.
American Hin tory as Told by Contem-
poraries by Albert Bushnell Hart, Har-
ward University, is published by the Mac
milan Company in four volume. Vol /.
Discovery and Colonization. (1492-16sg.)
Vol III. Making OF the Republic. (l6s0-
1881. Vol. III. Growth of the Nation.
(i7s3-ls45.) Vol. ". Welding OF the
Nation. (1s46-ls96. )This series is made up
entirely from the original sources OF
American history, the records and narra-
tives of men who Witnessed and shared ir
the events which they describe. Ex.
tracts, long enough In each case to give
some idea Of the writer's style, are ar
ranged In iogicsl sequence, SO as to make
up general account of the times from
the first voyages to the present day. 10
each volume is prefixed practical intro
duction on the use of sources by teachers,
students, pupils, libraries and readers.
with photography Of the most vsiusbie
sources and collections. 1t is hoped that
these volumes may aid In the proper
teaching OF and study OF American
history, but putting within the reach
OF classes some OF the illustrative material
which supplements and makes more vivid
the regular narrative histories.
The soldier is receiving at the present
time more attention from writer's than he
has had since the days of the elder
Dumas. Anthony Hope, Conan Doyle-iu
fact, nearly all the more successful of
the younger writers have paid him
homage, and the list of their military
heroes Is soon to have an addition through
"The Last Recruit of Clare's," the new
book by s. X. Keightley, which the Har-
pers sre shortly to bring out. The hero
Is said to be a gallant Irishman, in the
service of France. who passes gloriously
through a series Of exciting adventures.
DIR. Henry Sweet, author OF an Anglo
Saxon Primer, and Anglo-Saxon Reader,
the new English Grammar and other
works on the history OF the English
Grammar, besides being editor of various
editions of early English texts, has
furtbe increased the Indebtedness to hin
Of the scholaristic world by preparing
Students Dictionary OF Anglo-SaxoD.T The
head words are given In their early west
Saxon spellings, the meanings given in
plain concise modern English bTevity with
clearness being aimed at throughout. The
book will probably become at once q
standard work of reference for students
Of early and middle English.
The past few years have been notable in
literature for the rise Of women writer's.
In this country some of the best of the
current literary work, ,especially,of hctioD,
Is being done by women. Among these
Iirs. Eva Wilder Brod head Is rapidly tat
ing a conspicuous place, and II lie thought
that Mrs. Brodbesd's new novel, "Bound
In shsllows," which the Harpers are soon
to bring out, will add to the reputation
she has already won. II is said to tea
careful reproduction Of Kentucky life, ,snd