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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

This book was written before the death of
Bismarck, by Jules Hoche, who was ma
tive Of one of the two provinces of France
which became a part of Germany as the
result of the Franco-Prussian war. He was
a boy in Strasbourg when it was shelled by
the Germans. AS all the ills of that period
which the authors people suffered were at
tributed to Bismarck he is not one whom
the friends of that greatest of European
statesmen would select to write of the real
Bismarck without prejudice despite his dec
laration of impartiality. In his preface tho
writer declares that Bismarck was 'unde-
niably natural force, which explains in a
general way. the contradictions the bewil-
dering contrasts which seemed to character
ize his political life" This. however, does
not eXnain, the author says, his familiar
personality, $50 chameleon-like in it's charm
that public appreciation of it has varied as
frequently as it has found writer's to de-
scribe II. Mr.. Hoche finds an explanation
for all the contradictions in the mental
makeup of Bismarck, by saying that he was
humorist. He declares that Bismarck S
"humoristic temperament was revealed in
all that he said and did. This does not mean
that he was tritler. for all who have read
of the chancellor know that he was a man
Prussia's representative to France. Napo-
leon III said. that man is not serious re-
ferring to Bismarck; to which he replied
the Emperor Is a romantic fool. Bis
marcS's purpose in life serious and
that purpose he pursued with intensity. He
conceived the idea of the untication of Ger
many early III his political life. and. resist
ing the progressive and liberal tendencies of
the age he fused the German Confederation
into the German Empire on the basis of the
divine right of kings. To that end he
brought about two wars and when the peo-
pie of the German States were carried away
with the idea OF national greatness after the
ahasement of France. he accomplished his
purpose. II is the purpose of the writer to
give an insight into the man Bismarck
while he was one of the greatest figures in
Europe The book contains much that is
personal. and, of course interesting. Pub
lIshed by r. +. Femme & Co. New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

This is an alleged novel The author, Her
bert b. Robinson, calls it so on the title
page, and as it is copyrighted in his name
he ought to know. 1t opens with a few
pages deprecating art and artificiality and
praising naturalness. Then, with this
short and rather nonchalant introduction
says the author, I'VE will plunge immedi-
ately into that great maelstrom, human ma
ture" After thirty odd pages of rambling
narrative Chapter VIII opens thus: My
kind reader may begin 10 wonder by this
time whether or not this novel is going to
have any points of interest about it, Per-
haps the art in the last few pages has been
quite weak, trying to describe man of such
a peculiar temperament in very curious
frame of mind. But art, it must be re-
membered, was disposed of in the first SEN
fences of this story, and we have nothing
left but bare and crude sincerity" And so
on. The pages that follow contain much
that is very funny from critical point of
view. but why they should ever have been
printed is past finding out. Such books
should go to the paper mill as soon as they
are published. This one bears the imprint Of
w. b. Conkey Company, Chicago, though
ii is published for the author.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Arnna Geddon.

Stanley Waterlco's "Armageddon, pub
lshed by Rand, McNaily s. Co.. of Chicago,
has little claim to literary merit, for it is
written in very careless style, but it tells
an interesting though improbable story. 1t
fairly bristles with exciting scenes on EARTH
sea and in the air 1t pretends to tell the
story Of the battle between the Anglo
s,axons on the one side and the Latin ma
lions, with the Germans and Russians as
their allies on the other. The Arranged
don" is naval battle. which is finally ended
for the Anglo-Saxon forces by the dropping
of a few dynamite bombs from an air ship
invented by the hero of this so-called novel
The digging of the Nicaragua canal also fig
Ures in the book, and 1t seems that the pup
fishers have waited till the very last moment
before going to press in order TO get all the
latest current events involved i'll Some way
or other in the tale.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
The story of the Railroad.

1.-THE Story of the Railroad is one of a
series entitled 1.-THE Story of the West"
published by d. Appleton & Co, New York
In this book Mr. Cy Warman gives vivid
description of the building of the transcon-
tinental lines across the far West-the west
beyond civilizations the west of the praries
the alkali deserts and of the mountains. He
tells of the life of the engineer who drove
the stakes and explored ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
work in itself, but more perilous years ago
because of the hostile Indians. The author
possesses the happy faculty of combining
historical facts and the strange and pic
turesoue phases of life full of color and
incident. 1t is one of the readable books Of
the season, full of information and unvary-
ing interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
BABy'S S SaRE
Raw Sore From Finger to Palm.
Physicians and Medicines No
Avail. Cured by Cuticura.

When my little boy was two years of age,
dry spots commenced to appear on different
parts of his body. Last winter it seemed to go
to his hands, and 1 was obliged to keep his
first three fingers done up all the time, as it
was raw sore, beginning to extend down to-
ward the palm of the hand. We consulted three
different physicians, each certain length of
time, to see a benefit of their medicines. l
think now, after using CUTIcURA, that some
of the salves that used did more injury than
good. A gentleman (who sat next to me in
church) asked me the matter with my boys
hand. took off one of the cloths and showed
him, he told me he had been in hospital in
Boston, where for all skin diseases they used
CUTIcURA REMEDIES. 1 Immediately pur-
chased CUTICURA SOAP, CUTICURA Joint
ment) and CUTICURA REsOLvENT, put aside
what had been using, and began with them.
Well they cured that hand. was afraid that
this winter it would break out again, but no,
it is all cured, and have not had to have
cloth on it this winter. Mrs. DIAMOND,
Jan. %, SO. 161 Bronson Ave-, Rochester, NY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

"Just Jinges' is the title given to a vol
ume Of verses by Arthur G. Burdick. The
author cannot be charged with placing too
high a valuation on his verses. for many d
writer of worse ones would have resented
the calling of them Just jingles. y These
are not high-class poetry. but they are
bright and clever verses, free from morbid
sentimentality, and they treat simple sub
jects in a healthy, cheerful way. The vol
ume is published by the Peter Paul Book
Company, of Buffalo, N. Y. The same pub
fishers issue "Folly's Bells" German
Iegend. bv Anne Gardner Hale 1t is d
pretty story in verse, Christmas poem
founded on a German legend regarding the
formation of the Zuyder Zee. dainty
little volume and prettily illustrated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Cubn and other verse.

Robert Manners is a new poet, whose
effort is rather pretentious but who fails TO
reach the heights. Cuba and Other Verse
is the title of the volume which is published
by Way & Williams, Chicago The poem
from which the volume has its title tells a
tale of Cuban struggle for liberty The Ian
guage used is choice, but the thought sell
dom thrills or leaves impression. Mr..
Manners evidently has noble purpose, and
his verse is high-minded. He might con-
slider the compliment doubtful, but 1t is quite
true that his style suggests Alfred Austin,
England's poet laureate. Mr.. Manners con-
cludes the volume with an interesting essay
on Music and It's Processes" illustrating
the effects of music on the appreciative
listener.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

their homes in the garden of Nova Scotia
and scattered them in exile over the con-
tinent.
G.. p. Putnams Sons published last week
THE Seven Voices a volume of poems by
j. Hooker Hamersley, illustrated by Isa-
belle Morrison Niles; 'Phil-o-rum's Canoe
and Madeleine Vercheres," by William
Henry Drummond: Gatess "Cn Oh.
Day." and Miller's Money and Bimetal-
ism" Recent holiday books presented by
the same publishers are "Saladin and the
Fall Of the Kingdom of Jerusalem" by
Stanley Lane-Poole, author of The Moors
in SPAIN" Historic New York, being the
second series of the Half-moon Papers;
"Was Christ Born at Bethlehem" by ".
M. Ramsay. professor in Aberdeen Uni
Yersity; Catering tor Two; Comfort and
Economy for Small households, by Alice
L. James and "The Life Of Henry Brad
ley Plant" founder or the Plant System CT
railroads and steamships, by G. HutCbIns on
SmVth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Cowmen and RustIers.

This is a story of the Wyoming cattle
ranges in 1892. 1t opens in the woods of
Maine, where a party of three young people
on a skating jaunt have a thrilling adven-
ture with a pack of hungry wolves that
pursued and almost caught them on the ice
Lhen tne scene shlIts TO wyoming, Wnere
and have thrilling adventures with cow
men and rustlers, the latter being cattle
thieves and about as bad as Indians. The
main body Of the story is one of frontier life
and adventure. 1t is written by Edward
s. Ellis, published as No in the North
west series and will interest bows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

In volume the complete title of which
is Roundabout Rambles in Northern
Europe" Mr.. Charles F. King gives an ac-
count of the leisurely travels of a family
party through Great Britain, Norway,
Sweden and Russia. The party is represented
as following usual routes of travel and do
ing a lot of sightseeing. What they saw is
well enough described in a commonplace
way but the book has a. superficial, guide
book atmosphere about it, and the engrav-
ings seem to be reproductions from old
plates Lee ~ Shepard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

This is a translation by Hezekiah Butter
worth from the Italian of a unique tale for
children which shows the lively fancy and
innocent mirthfulness characteristic of
italian humor and love for children. 1t has
the originality of alice in Wonderland
and the same verisimiitude with the curl
Gus fascination of a street Punch and Judy
show In short it is one of those delight
fully impossible fairy stories that children
like to read. Boston: Gordon, Marsh & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Portrnitn of Women.

The French title of this work by Paul
Bourget is "Voyageuses." and the complete
title of the English translation by William
Marchant, is "Antigone and Other Portraits
of Women" 1t consists of character
sketches, human silhouettes, SO to say, five
in number, of as many different women,
casually met by the author at different pc
RODS of his life and sketched in the rapid
light of fieeting impression. Some of them
We're seen for a week, others for a day or
an hour, and the romance of their lives was
OWNED from some sudden incident of travel.
The sketches are well drawn and have hui
man interest. Charles Scribner'S Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
How Doctors Advertise.

NdIIst5S CITY JOuIHdI.
Printers Ink speaking of the supposed
prejudice against advertising among the
members of the medical profession. remarks
very acutely that the doctor is constantly
advertising himself by his medicine case,
his holsters and his gig, yes, still further, by
punctiiously insisting having his bust
ness mentioned every time his name is used
in public or in private. Come to think of 1t,
how odd and out of place it would seem If
all other occupations should adopt this GUS
tom! Imagine local columns always
speaking of Haberdasher Jones, Undertaken
Henry Butcher Robinson. Printer Mack
Plumber Smack and Timer Tink. But is
there not as much propriety in these cases
as In the other?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

little Ohio town and has to do mainly with
the extent to which inhabitants of small
towns permit their religion to dominate
their daily walk and thought. Mr.. Dunbar
does it well. He has evidently been right
on the scene of which he writes for GER
tainly no man could have imagined so true
an exposition of life in a country town-es-
pecially an Ohio town. Even the dialect
which denotes the denizen of the small
Buckeye town is reproduced faithfully The
tale has to 90 with the life of Fred Brent,
whose father, old Tom Brent was the
town drunkard' until his wife secured a
divorce and he left for parts unknown. In
dies, and II falls to his lot to be raised"
by Miss Prime, who is a lady of uncertain
age, but whose ideas of religious training
are very certain indeed She makes a preach
er of him-against his willard on the oc-
casion of his first sermon to the people of
the village he forgets all else but the taunts
that have been flung at him and lashes that
congregation in most satisfactory elo
quence Eventually he resigns the pulpit
and goes to Cincinnati, where he finds his
father delivering a lecture as a reformed
drunkard The tale ends happily, and Mr..
Dunbar has shown that men of his race
can write and do things that are not de-
vised to bring into prominence the occasion
al peculiarites of their own people. Dodd,
Mead & Co.. publishers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

1.-The Mistakes We Make" edited by Ma
than Haskell Dole. is a book of corrections
of common errors in history end of mistakes
about places and persons, plants and ami
mails, words and phrases, and other things.
1t is interesting, as it brings to the mind
of a person who thinks himself fairly well
informed the fact that he has been labor
ing under other peoples mistakes. 1t is
quite a useful manual. T. Y. Crowell &
Co.. New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
woIfe's Literary Haunts and Home

DR.. Theodore F. Wolfe, whose Literary
into the homes of British authors as far
as the landmarks and "reminiscences would
permit, has new book, published by ]. 3.
Lippincott & Co.. Philadelphia, on Literary
Haunts and Homes" in which is contained
a vast amount of incidental information
about Eastern writer's and few foreign
authors who have had their habitat for a
York or New England. New York city is
the favorite ground of DR.. Wolfe, and he
has evidently scratched over every foot of
that immense city for landmarks and places
associated with American litterateurS. The
number of writer's whom he has traced in
this way shows a wide and diligent research
on his part. In New York he begins with
the familiar shadow of cid Trinity" and
points out dozens of places with whose MS
tory perhaps not one out of a thousand New
York residents is acquainted The hauntS
of William Cullen Bryant, of Halleck of
Poe and very goodly company are pointed
out. If fault were TO be taken with the
book it might be said that the author points
out too many places and says too little
to guide-book purposes. To the cratic Poe
he gives more space than the others, and
covers all the Poe places from Fordham to
Baltimore. There is an interesting page or
two on John Howard Payne and the home"
on Long island which has been immortal
lied. He incidentally publishes new stanza
to the celebrated ballad, one which Payne
is said to have written for woman in Lon
don. Kiplings home at Brattleboro VT, is
also included in the list of American shrineS
dents of American literature by Identifying
these old hauntS,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Gathering of siena.

This little book is a brief biographical
sketch of of the most remarkable
women of history. 1t might be called a
story of sanctifed womanhood and power
in prayer. Catharine of Siena was born in
southern Italy in the latter part of the four
tenth century. Her life was one of piety,
devotion, heroic faith and great achieve
ment and the story of it is related by Rev.
Arthur It. Pierson as model and exemplar
Of womanhood. 1t is an instructive and
stimulating story of what a woman can do.
Funk & Wagnalls Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
The Man without a Country.

That perennial and immortal classic, 1.-The
Man Without a Country" by Edward Ev-
erett Hale, is issued in a new edition by
Little, Brown e. Co. In addition to the
story, which is simply Incompatible, there
is preface giving an account of the cir
cumstances and incidents of it's publication,
and new introduction by the author in the
year of the war with Spain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

This is the title given to a volume of
verses by William Hamilton Cline The
author is an editor on the Kansas City
Star, and has become widely known by his
graceful, brilliant and versatile short
poems. published in several leading periodi-
Gals. The verses in this volume range from
grave to gay from serious and pathetic to
humorous and rolicking and are all clever.
The illustrations, by Albert Turner Reid,
who is also employed on the Kansas City
Star are exceedingly clever. The volume
is issued in dainty and attractive style by
the Hudson Kimberly Publishing Company,
Kansas City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
The Phantom Army.

1.-THE Phantom Army is one of Max
Pemberton's best stories of adventure 1t is
the tale of a Spanish pretender to the
crown. who enlists the services of a young
Englishman in his army of rebellion. To get
funds TO carry on their proposed campaign
they hold up a French mail train and rob
and loot right and left even breaking the
bank of Monte Carlo by a daring raid By
this time the lust for gold has almost dis
PEELED the patriotic fervor that formerly in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

This little work, by Rev. Arthur It. Pier
son, editor of the Missionary Review of the
World, is intended as key to unlock and
interpret every book in the New Testament.
1t is written in devout and helpful spirit.
and calculated to encourage and inspire all
classes of Christians. Funk & Wagnalls
Company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

Hume. author of "The Mystery of a Ham an
som Cab is full of mystery and intrigue,
but cleverly written and of well sustained
interest for those who can overlook it's inn
possibilities. None of these stories comes up
TO the standard of a first-class novel. but
they are all good enough TO pass muster
with a large class of readers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
PhiIip MeInncthOn.

No. II in the Heroes of the Reformation"
series, which opened with the life of Martin
Luther, is phillip Melancthon," by Rev.
James w Richard. There are other lives Of
Melancthon, but this is Il very complete
presentation of the subject and especially Of
his works. The author has CLEANED the field
for new and original information on the SUBJ
ject. and expresses the hope that the work
will serve as q guide to those who wish to
make an independent study of the life and
theology of the Protestant preceptor of Ger
many G. p Putnan1'S Sons
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
From Day to Day.

''From Day to Day" is a rather unique
arrangement of scriptural verses in diary
FORM one verse for each day in the year.
The book is unique in that each verse is
printed in four different languages, Eng
scriptural selections were compiled by Theo-
dore w. Woolsey. The book is tastefully
Co. Boston,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

Cora Maynard, author of Some Modern
Heretics." has a new novel. THE Letter
and the Spirit" deals with some of the prob
lens of modern social life in America The
principal part of the story is laid at a coun-
try club of the Tuxedo sort, and the descrip-
ton of people and manners is both vivid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

and accurate. The story is one of love and
spiritual growth as we'll as protest against
the rigid and conventional ideas of most
people regarding the sanctity of loveless
marriages and the opprobrium of divorce. 1t
is a strong and interesting story, marked
with the realism that pertains more or less
to every human life Some may question its
moral. Frederick A. Stokes & Co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

spired the phantom. army"-it consists of
but 250 men. And when they do meet the
army of Spain they are almost annihilated,
the leader is garroted and the young Eng
lishman is doomed to the same fate, but is
saved because of the dread of the
AngIo-Saxons The story sparkles with ad-
venture. Max Pemberton can put more deeds
of daredevil recklessness on paper than
most other writer's. and do it convincingly,
too The Englishman marries a real princess
at the end-so what more would one want
for happy conclusion? d. Appleton & CO.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

A subtitle of this work explains that it
deals with the Egyptian doctrine of the
Eight born of the Virgin Mary" The au-
thor, W. Marsham Adams is an English
Psychologist, and the interest of the book
is chiefly for archaeologists and delves into
Oriental occultism. G. p. Putnam's Sons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

Mention has already been made In the
Journal OF the new library edition of the
works Of Francis Parkman, recently issued
by Little, Brown Co. The works of this
brilliant and productive author comprise
twelve volumes, the field and scope OF which
may be inferred from the titles. namely:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

Concerning Isabel Carnaby." novel by
Ellen c. Fowler. Published in Appletons
Town and Country Library, No. 252.
Our Tour Around the World" by Rev.
]. +. Floyd Published by the Standard
Publishing Company, East Ninth street.
Cincinnati.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
The UncRIIed.

Paul Laurence Dunbar, the coiored poet,
has made his first serious attempt at a
long story. and named it "The Uncalled."
Mr. Dunbar has also done the unexpected.
for there isn't even a mention of colored
people in the story. The scene is laid in a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

Lee e. Shepard publish a second series
of Stories of the Revolution by Everett
T.. Tomlinson. The authors stories are pop
ular with young people, and these stories
of the revolutionary war have historic and
patriotic interest. They are based on actual
facts or Incidents and are we'll written.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12
Helping Her Out.
Chica on Record

Chicago Record.
MIR. Osmond is what 1 call true friend"
why. Miss Jimp?"
HE knew I was selling tickets to the
charity show and he brought six young
mo tn oil