The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

paign of 1885, is the title of the book lust
issued by William J. Bryan, presidential
candidate. II is a volume OF 625 pages
made up mainly of the speeches delivered
by Mr.. Bryan during the campaign. These
are strung together with slender thread
of comment on the places visited, the
weather, whether propitious otherwise.
and other unimportant data such as might
have been kept in hastily written diary.
He estimates the number of speeches deliv-
cred by him between the date of the Chi
cago convention and election day $ six
hundred but these are not all included in
the volume, many being very brief and
repetitions of others. He believes that he
addressed nearly five million people in the
course of his tour. Accounts are given of
the various party conventions. and the let
ters of acceptance are set forth in full.
With much frankness, or, perhaps, bravado.
he quotes what he considers were the worst
things said of him by the newspapers. the
extracts being from the Louisville Courier
Journal and the New York Tribune. The
arrangement of the book is good the mat
ter being well systematized and indexed.
The distinctive feature Is the biographical
sketch of the author by his wife. which
occupies the first fifty pages, and gives the
work the same domestic flavor that char
acterized the Bryan campaign. On the final
page the author quotes poem by Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. The illustrations and
Typography are excellent and the book is
handsomely bound. 1t is published by the
w h. Conkey Company. Chicago, and sold
by subscription.
following their activity during last fall and
the early winter the book publishing houses
have resumed operations, and the cam
pagn of 1897 opens briskly. CT. p. Putnam's
Sons present a timely work on 1.-THE Mic
aragua Canal and the Monroe Doctrine"
political history of isthmus transit, with
special reference to the Nicaragua canal
project and the attitude of the United
States government thereto. by Prof. l. NJ.
Miller of Bryn Mawr College. The subject
possesses q great deal of historic interest.
and has never been as eXhaustively treated
as ii is i'm this volume. The author found
the material for the work scattered
through a number of old archives. govern
ment documents, general histories and
books of travel, and among host OF mon
ographs and pamphlets In its present form
IL presents a connected history of the whole
subject of ithmain interoceanic traffic
from a very early period to the present
time. 1T treats in order of the commercial
results of the discovery of America, of the
colonization of the isthmus, of the strug-
gle between England and Spain for pos
session. of eighteenth century canal prof.
ects. of the Monroe doctrine. of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. OF English and Amer
lean diplomacy, of the recent concessions
and companies and many other matters.
The narrative takes quite a wide scope and
the work possesses real historic value. 1t
is accompanied by some excellent maps.
Cloth $3.50.
Miss Ayr. of Virginia" is the title of
volume of short stories written by Julia
Magruder and published by Herbert 5.
Stone & Co., Chicago. The first story
which gives the name to the book and is.
perhaps. the best of the collection,
is a modernized version of Gin
oerella, being the account OF a
snubbed by her naughty city relatives but
by her beauty and wit brings the prince.
otherwise known as the catch of the sea-
son. to her feet in short order. The tales
show no great cleverness or strength. but
are well written andireada hle. The volume
| pressionist design on the cover. Price, sl.25.
+. NJ Barton Lakewood, o., is making an
effort to popularize the Scriptures by issu-
| ing the books of the Bible separately in
form for easy circulation. He begins with
| thirty-two page booklet entitled Good
| News" by John. The usual chapter dvi-
sions and versncations are left out, and in
| stead ii is divided according TO the subject
matter by a series of headings, similar
| the subneadinSs in a newspaper article.
| 1t is to be sold ut 1 cent copy. and in
| quantities for much less.
c. p. Putnam's Sons New York; are fol-
lowing their American Authors with "A
| series of essays by Elbert Hubbard entitled
| Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous
| Women AS in the former case the essays
| are first issued separately in pamphlet
! form, one each month. later to be gathered
/
| have Mrs. Browning and Madame Guyon
| for their respective themes. The price of
| the series OF twelve numbers for the year
| 1897 will be 81.
The history of our northern neighbor is
well told in The Story OF Canada by
| Hon. j. G.. Bourenot. distinguished pub
| licist of Canada. Without going greatly
| into details the author presents an effective
| grouping of the events and influences
! which have had much to do with shanssg
| no VOL Tf lflI
| The book is freely Illustrated and issued
| in putnam : story OF the Nations series.
| Cloth. $3.50.
I'm My Lady's Name is the title of
collection of poems of love and beauty
| compiled and arranged by c. w. Moulton.
| The selections. all of which are short. en-
| brace a large number OF the best English
| and American authors. and are made with
| admirable judgment. The volume is issued
| by c. p PutnamS Sons in very pretty 1orm
| with ornamental covers. gilt top ana rough
| edges $3.50.
| A clever story of undergraduate college
life is "A Princetonian," by James Barnes
class of 81. Ut is evidently founded on real
| experience. and some of the characters and
! Incidents SAVIOR of peTsOnaliSm. The story
| has merit of it's own. is well told and re-
! plete with the spirit of college life. Cloth
! $1.25. q. Il. Putnams Sons.
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