The herald., 1897-05-23
BIRD LIFE-A GUIDE TO THE
STUDY OF OUR COMMON
RJRDS Rv Frank M Chan

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BIRDS. BY Frank M. Chap
man, assistant curator of man,
malogy and ornithology, American
Museum of Natural History, author
of Handbook of Birds Of Eastern
North America" with rs full-page
plates and numerous text drawings.
This book is designed for the use of
those who would become familiar with
our common birds in their haunts learn
of their migrations, and how they are
performed; their nests and the causes
which influence their construction; the
significance of birds colors; the forms
and uses of their wings, tails, feet and
bills; and the relation between their
structure and habits. AS an aid to the
Identification of the living bird In the
field, simple key based on their more
striking colors and characteristic hab-
it's Is given.
pages are not addressed to past masters
in ornithoiJgy, but to those who desire
a general knowledge of bird life. 1t Is
a most interesting work to everybody,
for while 1t presents scientific study, it
Is In a popular vein. A most careful and
elaborate index fifty supplements the
text.
The American Publishers company of
Hartford will bring out in this country
Mark Twain's new book, to which he is
now putting the finishing touches on the
other side. 1t is an account of his recent
lecturing trip around the world by way of
India and Australia, somewhat in the
style of "The InnocentsA Abroad" and his
friends predict that it will have an even
greater success than that He says that
he wouldn't trade" 1t for any book he
has ever written.
A novel by Mr.. Frank R. Stockton,
"The Great Stone of Sardis," will begin
in the June number of Harper's Maga-
zine. 1t Is described as humorous ro-
nance Of the twentieth century, salient
feature of which is submarine expedi-
tion to the North Pole. The Illustrations
are by Peter Newell.
The new volume in the uniform series
of the works of Frederick Nietzsche pub
lished by the Macmillan company is en-
titled "Genealogy of Morals
Mics Wilkins story, "A Humble Ro-
NANCE" says the British Weekly, has
been dramatized by Mrs. George Mac
Donald under the name of Arcadia in
Tin Cart" and is to be acted at the Casa
Corragio, Bordighera, during Easter
week by members Of the Macdonald
family and others. The performance,
which is in aid Of the Cottage hospital at
Bordighera, should be an interesting one,
more especially as DR.. George Mac
Donald is to read some Of Browning's
lyrics between the acts"
Nine. Won Teuffel blanche Willis How
ard) has been spending the last few
months in Bavaria, but now goes to
Athens Egypt, Palestine and the further
east. on journey chiefly of pleaeurable
exploration. 1t is probable, however,
that she will make time during her trav-
els to write series of articles dealing
lightly and observantly with her expert
enees, and that these papers will appear
in one Of the American magazines. She
has great curiosity to see Athens while
the stress Of war is upon its borders, and
has sufficient faith in the Greek to be-
lieve that he will rise superior to his
troubles. She has just concluded the
writing Of long novel, which will prob
ably see the light during the present
year.
The Critic, which is the representative
organ of American literature and art.
has made. characteristic protest against
the barbarism of that part of the. Ding
ley bill which levies duty of 25 per cent
on works of art, books, charts, scientific
apparatus and antiquities. No other
civilized country imposes such duties, it
being universally agreed that nations
claiming enlightenment shall not i'm
pose restrictive taxes upon knowledge.
The senate committee has vastly i'm
proved that part Of the DingleV bill
which affects works of literature and art.
The claim for woman suffrage, first
formulated in 1S4S, never has been al
lowed to lie dormant, even during the
civil war, but not until two or three
years ago was there any organized re-
sistance' to it among women, and, though
various powerful tracts have been pub
.lished, from the pens of Francis Park
man, Goodwin Smith and others, not
until now has any complete exposition
OF the subject appeared on the anti
suffrage side. This Is furnished in "Wo-
man and the Republic" by Helen KEN
drick johnson, now in the press OF the
Appletons.
Some new announcements Of D. APP