The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-27

| ~ io HpAiiStilliio iISW III lAiS AAtSAs"NNAN of the imagination for children. The publishers believe the popularity of
 "Pinocchio" will equal that of their famous "Edtha's Burglar" by Mrs, Burnett, which has reached a sale of
 over 15O,0OO copies" The book is from the publishing department of Jordan,
 Marsh & Co.,, Boston.
 Messrs. Houghton, Mifflin & Co.,, Cambridge, Mass, have Just published | a book which should be of great in | terest to all teachers, particularly Of the lower grades It is entitled The Hiawatha Primer, and 1t is written by
 Miss Florence Holbrook, Principal of the Forestville School, Chicago. The Hiawatha Primer contains 139 pages of l reading text, 8 full-page colored illus
 trations, full-page black and white or silhouette; these illustrations having
 been made especially fo1wfbis book
 under the direction of the Mthor. It is equipped with reading and writing lessons in the latest vertical script, vocabulary, and many other special features. Bound in cloth, with specially
 designed cover stamp, price 40 cents.
 The Hiawatha Primer is designed to be the childs first book in reading,
 and will be found entirely practical for
 such use. Its contents have been thor oughly tested in actual classroom
 work, and it has been carefully graded to minimize the difficulties of the first steps in reading. It is believed that this book will be welcomed by progress sive teachers as marking distinct ol io bn athnIC and nr1ptlca of teaching primary reading Forthcoming publications by R. F. Fenno & Co.,, New York, are as fol- | lows;
 "The Romance of a Midshipman," | by w. Clark Russell, which is pro | nounced the best of this gifted novel, 1 ist's charming sea stories.
 "Wedlock," by John Strange Winter, | the author of "Bootles' Baby" Father and Son." by Arthur Pater- son, author of For Freedoms Sake" etc. This book will be published in
 England by Harper & Bros, after hav- | ing appeared serially in the London | Times. The Athenaeum pronounces it an exceptionally pathetic story, writ | ten with much delicacy and reserve of | power.
 "The Gun Runner, a Romance of | Zulu'and,' by Bertram Milford who | has a well-earned reputation for stories of South African life. This work is romance of the Zululand in | it's earlier stages, embracing the mas sacre of Isandhlwana and the defence l of Rorke's Drift.
 "The Golden Age of Pennsylvania" | by Maurus Jokai. It promises to exceed | in popularity the authors Black Dia- | monds," and "The Green Book" "The story of a Genius" from the | German of Ossip Schubin. The Inter-
 national highly comments this new production by this talented authoress. l Ossip Schubin is the pseudonym of | Aloysia Kirschner, an Austrian author- ess of growing popularity, whose works are attaining much success not only in l Austria, but in England.
 Peggy of the Bartons," by B. M. Cro- | ker, the gifted author of Pretty Miss Neville,,' Beyond the Pale,' etc. "The Real Bismarck" by Jules Hoche rendered into English by Mrs. | c. R. Rogers In the detailed sketches of the three residences of the prince, and of the different members ofhis fam | ily and in the choice of the numerous | incidents which illustrate the private | life and motives of "The Iron Chancel- | Tor, the bioerapher has shown discrim- | mating judgment sometimes as rare as | it is commendable; and the exposition | of the official character and acts of the 1 great diplomatist by his French con- temporary is accomplished with re- 1 straint and impartiality equally worthy 1 of praise That clarity of style which I distinguishes French literature in gen. 1 eral Is an added charm of the volume
 under consideration. The value of the
 book Is further enhanced by over fifty I plates which, were the subject matter
 as indifferent as it is admirable, would
 in themselves constitute sufficient raj l son d'etre for the publication. Edwin Brood, by Charles Dickens.
 "John Jasper's Secret" sequel to Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens the younger | and Will1ie Collins. John Jasper's Se-
 cret has been out of print for twenty
 years, and to gratify many is now re- | produced.
 | ''The Fall of Santiago, by Thomas J. 1 Vivian, author of With Dewey at Ma nila, a complete comprehensive and viv-
 i'd record of all the essential incidents of | the campaign in Cuba. The book is | gotten up in handsome style.
 "The Casino Girl in London, by her. | self; edited by Curtis Durham. The Invisible Playmate, a Story of the | Unseen, by William Canton.
 | Illustrations and Incidents for
 Preachers and Teachers and Christian | o1 hy ha 11th nf l "The Tool Basket.