The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-18
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"Who,s who In Am.ricn.n


ers of Chicago. 1t is indeed valuable
adjunct to every library and a neces
sity to every one who wishes to have
the name and history of living men o.
letters and fame at hand. The book is
wisely not too exclusive. One can read.
lily get information about persons Of
great distinction. This valuable work
occupies an important field hitherto
| mainly uncovered. 1t corresponds tC
the English worl. of a somewhat SINH
lar name. Happily dry and unneces-
sary data are avoided. Only facts and
| dates of moment are recorded. I'm
| doubtedly in not few instances names
properly belonging in such work are
absent, but in a huge undertaking of the
kind and with the abundant difficulties
| involved this is overlooked in the i'm
mense array of names given-between
| 5000 and $1,000 The book is meeting
with most cordial reception. AS is well
said of it in an exchange: mot least
among the excellent features of the
| publication is the indexing, which is
correct and comprehensive. The work
| is edited by John w. Leonard, a man of
| the times, with ideas and skill for their
contamination. The data given has been
| collected with infinite care and under
seeming insurmountable difficulties,
both from those who refused help and
those who contributed dreams worthy
of Baron Munchausen. But the editor
has weighed facts carefully with the as
sistance of a score of brilliant co-opera-
tors in many walks. Who's Who is a
gem of its kind
Among the New Haven names given
attention in the book are the following:
President Hadley, and ex-President
Dwight of Yale, and the following Yale
professors, viz, Brewer, Judge Town
send, Brastow, George f. Day, r, w.
Bacon, George p. Fisher and Irving
Fisher, and Henry w. Farnam; also
among the New Haven men mentioned
in like manner are Hon. James M.
Townsend, General e. S. Greeley, ex-
Lieutenant Governor S. E. Merwin,
Principal George L. Fox of the Hopkins
Grammar school, Alexander Troup
Hon. N. D. Sperry, Major j. w. DeFor-
est and w. w. Farnam Other familiar
Connecticut names are those of Bishop
Brewster, Rev. DR.. Leonard w. Bacon,
Rev. Joseph H. Twichell. OF former
New Haveners, General w. w. Dudley,
ex-U. S. pension commissioner; Rev.
Horace p Hovey, now Of Newburyport,
Mass, and S. r. Dutton, ex-superinten-
dent of New Haven schools, are among
those noticed. The book Is sold at $2.75.
1t contains 500 closely printed pages,
and is neatly printed, and well bound.
For sale at the book stores.
Educational Nuggets, compiled by
John r. Howard New York Fords,
Howard & Hurbert. Flexible cloth.
gilt top, 40 cents. The compiler of this
little book presents some of the best
and most helpful utterances upon edu
cational topics. by such authorities as
William II. Harris the present United
States commissioner of education; Prof. |
Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia
university, and President Charles w.
Eliot of Harvard, all of whom take
peculiar and effective interest in the
of the common school sys-
tenn.
Then, by way of showing that the |
germs of the most strictly modern |
thought may be found in the writings
of the ancients, these are prefaced by |
a series Of sage thoughts from Plato
and Aristotle Mr.. Howard calls atten-
ton to the real unity of spirit underly-
ing all these authors separated as they
are by hundreds and even thousands of
years Due space is also allotted to
Rousseau and Hobart, and teachers,
parents and the general reader can but
profit from a careful perusal of the
book. The little volume Zone of the
Nugget Series-"Don't Worry Nuggets
and patriotic Nuggets" already out,
and "Philosophic Nuggets" to be issued
this month";, is prefaced by photo
graphic reproduction of the bust of
Plato in the gallery Of the Luxembourg
the only authentic portrait of the
great philosopher. Handy in size, taste
full in appearance, clear in print, the
booklet well fulfils it's motto-"Bits of
Ore from Rich Mines"
THE Cruise of the Scythian in the
West Indies,' by Susan DeForest Day,
r. Tennyson Nicely, New York, London
and Chicago, publishers; for sale by r.
P. Judd & Co This book will no doubt
nave ready sale as it has all the ele-
nents of popularity. The reader is TAX
IN on a yachting trip from New York
% St Thomas, Santa Cruz, Saba st.
Kits, Dominica, Guadeloupe St Lucia,
Nevis, Santo Domingo and
and return. The description
If the trip is bright and very readable
md instructive. The book is moreover
illustrated there being about
orty views given of the chief sights of .
interest on the trip, which add much
0 the value of the work Perhaps the
most interesting chapter of the book is
he account given of a personal inter
rev with the late President Heureaux
he man of 'blood and iron," who pass
d away lately after having ruled Santo (
Domingo for years for his own emolu-
nent and incidentally for the benefit of
he island. Quite striking picture is
.iven of HeureauX and a good index of t
lis character is evolved from what {
during the interview as told t
n the story. h.
"A Modern Mercenary" by E. & He's /
eth Pritchard; Doubleday & Mcclure 1
To-, New York, publishers; for sale by t
he e. P. Judd Co. Price S125 Here |
) lively and dashing romance laid in '
n imaginary kingdom whose political /
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