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safety Of protecting her interest. by Continental

means OF defence.
Very musical and full Of charm are many OF
the numbers In IAN OPAL" q volume OF verses
by Ednah Proctor Clarke Uamson. Wolfe g.
co.,, In which the author uses many Of the
lighter metrical forms with facility and grace.
When Joscelyn Goes q Milking" Tho Hum
ming Bird" and THE Dancer" are all excel
lent, white In MAID Marian's Song" there is q
joyous lit and rhythm that echoes the sound Of
the horn in the depths of Sherwood Forest
" Soho so-hoi for tho hunting
In the crisp October morn.
With the lace Of the frost like akerchief tost
On the black OF the twisted thornr
"Oh. give me ths lad In tho jerkin.
With the red blood meath the tan,
Who can harry glade or hold maid
With tho heart aud arm Of mani"
The excellent series OF English Prose Scleo-
lions, with Critical Introductlons by Various
Writers, and General reductions to Each
Period" tMacmillanS. edited by Mr.. Henry
Craik. which began with the period from the
fourteenth to the sixteenth century. Is completed
by tho issue OF volume Ave. which covers the Pc
Rod extending from the beginning Of the present
century to our own day. In this volume the
selections have been made carefully and ju-
diciously, and, while We should have liked to
see moro space devoted to Charles Lamb,
and not quite such faint praise bestowed upon
Walter Pater. the names OF the editor. Mr..
George Saintsbury. Mr.. Alfred Anger, and the
other commentators are q guarantee Of the
general accuracy and literary quality OF tho
work. which should DO invaluable either for
reference or as q text book for students of
English literature.
MIR. Werner z. Reed has collected number
Of tales OF love. wltchcraft. and Indian warfare
In the volume entitled "Lo.To-Kah" Cont
mental Publishing Coz. Some Of them arc in
tsresting. but in those in which Lo-To-Kah re-
lates his own adventures, the old warrior 10
so vainRlorious, and draws the long bow to so
unreasonable an extent. that the tired reader
feels moro than ever inclined to agree with
Artcmus Ward, who. when told that tho noble
red man was being driven nearer and nearer to
the setting sun. remarked that this was
raythor rough on tho settln' sun"
Tho Most Reverend John ireland, Archbishop
OF st.Paul, has collected number Of addresses.
delivered by him In various placos and on diff
fcrent occasions. which are now published In
volume entitled 1.-THE Church and Modern
Society" ID. II. Mcbride q Coz. These
dlscourses, thus combined, give . fair
and comprehensive view Of tho attitude
OF tho Church of Rome toward certain OF tho
great issues OF the day. The rights and duties
of the citizen. State education. the regulation OF
the liquor trafic. charity organization, legisla-
lation In tho interests of social purity. and
number Of other subjects are discussed in .
spirit Of dignity and liberality. In the last
chapter OF tho book. under tho title Of Tho
Pontin of the Age" the author gives short
sketch of the life and work Of Pope Leo KILL
Vol ". ls0l-1sea, of Biographies OF Emil
nent Persons, reprinted from tho Times" Mac
millans). contains short and interesting sketches
OF the lives. among others, of George Bancroft,
Bradlaugh, Gen. Sherman. Prince Napoleon,
Won Moltke. Lowell. BoulanRer, Parneli. Car
dinai Manning. Mr.. spurgeon, Professor Free
man. Walt Whitman, Whittier, Renan, Lord
Tennyson. and Sir Richard owen.
In tho opening sentence OF the first chapter Of
His Foster Sister, %. w. Dillingham;. Mr..
Albert Ross gives his readers tolerably clear
idea OF the general character OF tho book.
There was . great deal more blood about the
room than any one would have expected"
The Kansas State Printing Company. Topeka,
publishes the Tenth Biennial Report Of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture to the Leg
islature of the State for tho Years 1895 and
| 1906" containing Information upon the meth
| ods Of raising corn In Kansas; the raising,
value and uses OF sorghums for forage and
grain; tho construction of the silos, and
tho making. using, and advantages OF
| ensilage; COW culture In dairyinR. steer and
heifor beef; proceedings Of the board, ana some
| addresses delivered at It's quarter centennial
| meeting; other agricultural data and the States
census Of 1895. together with tables. statements,
summarize. and diagrams showing the popula-
| tion. products, progress, assessed values, and
| general development OF tho state
We have also received:
| Eclectic School Readings" Tho Story Of the
Romans" H. A. Guerber. american Book
| CompanyJ
-The Standard Of Value" william Leighton
| Jordan. QIongmans.)
| "Josepha; A Tragical Love Story" auernard
Meunier. &c. w. Dillingham;
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| "Inspiration Considered as Trend" ID. w.
Faunce. ID. ID. american Baptist Publication
sooi-tyJ
| ECHOES from the Gospel Trumpet" Three
sermons and paper. by Daniel w. wisher. pas.
tor Of Mount Ollvet Baptist Church, New York
| city. (AuthorJ
| Cane Basket Work." A practical manual on
weaving useful and fancy baskets illustrated
Annie Firth. H. Upcott GILL
| Photographic Lesson Cards In Isaac Pit.
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| Prepared for use In schools rs we'll ~ for the
individual student. and containing all the prin
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Lamp" Henry Seton Merriman. (Americar
| Publishers Corporation)
Nor Wife Nor Maid" Mrs Hungerford
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Mr.. Bailey Martin" Percy White. (Ameri
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Tales Of Soldiers and Civilians" Ambrose
Bierce. american Publishers Corporation.)
Ten Epochs OF Church History" Edited b.
John Fulton. ID. D., LII. ID. Vol. VIII. "Th'
Great Western Schism." Clinton Locke. d. u
Vol. TX, THE Age OF the Crusades." JAme
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