The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-22

BIZ Dodd. Mead 4 Co. about the last OF
tire month OF hts Honorable Peter
ssirllng" nearly 30.ae6 copies have been
sold. and. though published some time
ago. is still tn more active demand than
many books OF the day His story OF
an Untold Love-" published last year.
and In its thirty ninth Thousand. Is Still
selling rapidly. Janice" Is an attempt
TO do In the North what Thackeray did
in the South with The Virginians." dur
ing the same period That is 70 say. Ii
Ia not a novel whose characters are made
o? generals, colonies and soldiers. and
whose scenes consist Of battIesieias, Skin
nishes and sanguinary adventures. II
is a picture OF the social life Of the peo-
repeatedly into the story, and the char
acier Of its hero il based on that OF
Alexander Hamilton.
The most important Of Messrs. Badgers
illustrated books Is Howard Pyle's The
Price Of Blood" an extravaganza Of New
York life in is17. written and Illustrated
by the same hand. Next comes The
Fairy Spinning Wheel" volume Of new
fairy stories translated from the French
Of Catulle Mendos and eiaborately dec
GRATED by Marion Peabody. and then fol-
lows two interesting reprints, 1.-The Sirens
Three" BY Walter Crane, and Illustrated
Ditties Of the Olaen Time fascinating
little volume originally issued many years
ago In England. Besides these Messrs.
Badger announce the Vase and other
Bric-a-Brac.'' a volume OF humorous
verse; by James jeffrey Roche.
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Al last we are to learn OF the late
Spanish war from the standpoint of
regular army private soldier. Karl
Stephen Hermann, late private Light
Battery %, Fifth United States artillery.
and his book, From Yauco to Las Ma
rias," being a story of the recent cam
paisn In Western Porto Rico By the inde-
pendent regular brigade, under command
of Brig.-Gen. Sehwan, Is announced for
immediate publication by Messrs. Badger.
A notable feature OF the book Is forty full
page illustrations.
Girls Of fifteen and sixteen and there
abouts seldom have books written es-
peciaity for them. they are too old for
Juveniles" and too young for novels
they are In state of transition, and
their needs have received slight atten-
ton. They viii. therefore, hail with de-
light such thoroughly enjoyable story
as Camp Already" the story OF four girls
who kept house In a New York fiat"
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In More Pot-Pourri From Surrey
Garden Mrs. G. w. Earle has given a
continuation to her nrst "Pot-Pourri."
and like the former book this one breathes
the same air OF a quiet life moving among
books and flowers. The author chats with
| a charming sentiment Of her recollec-
tions. her garden lore. her criticism and
| her hobbies. Those who have enjoyed the
acute humor of Elizabeth and Her Ger
man Garden" and "A Solitary Summer
will find this new book by Mrs. Earle one
which will claim a place on the shelf be-
side them.
Greek Terracotta Statuettes" Ia the
title OF handsomely illustrated mono
graph by c. A. Hutton, which The Mac
milan Company will publish Immediate
~. Mr.. A @. Murray. keeper of the de-
partment of Greek and Roman antiquities
I'm the British museum. has written a pre-
face. Eight OF the illustrations are large
fuii-page reproductions in color OF typical
figures. while there are thirty-tive figures
represented in monochrome.
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'Romances OF Roguery" Is the title OF Il
| volume by Frank Wadlcigh Chandler. It
| Is a historical and descriptive account Of
| the picturesque novel of Spain and it's
| TRANSACTIONS and adaptations In other lam
suages, dealing with i's whole range OF
subject and incident. the social state OF
Spain out OF which II came, and including
| summaries and criticisms OF several
hitherto undescribed examples OF much
rarity. with very full photography of
the literature OF the rogue of Spain. The
Macmillan Company publish II In their
Columbia University Study In Litera-
ture."
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Leo Dame" a novel OF The common
people. by Margare; Augusta Kellogg, IS
Just ready. published by James II. West
Co, Boston. II IL a lengthy work. Of over
so pages. ana while It's publishers prefer
| 90 send Il ont on It's own merits. without
expressing their personal large belief In
| :. az permanent addition 10 American
works Of It's Glars. stil they quote with
approval the words of a widely known
doctor Of philosophy. OF Cambridge. who
read !, carefully IN manuscript. and who
expresses his establishment and delight
In The extra ordinary excellence OF the
whole work" recognizing Its power and
beauty as work Of art.
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Important Events" a book OF dates
historical. biographical political relig-
| Iou~, literary, scientific and industrial.
| Compiled by George w. Powers. one Vol,
| iSmo. cloth Nv means of few easily
| ployed, Mr. Powers eondenses usually into
| enc short Tire a vast amount ~ ,nforYna-
| ton covering the dso years % the world :
| Authentic history He does not pretend 10
| give "a complete summary of events but
| selects 'hose that best illustrate the pro-
| gross made by any given country, It s.
| history in q nut-shou The first Its pages
| are devoted 10 the countries Of North end
| South America, paying more shan or
/ binary attention "a the minor states the
| rapidly growing political. commercial and
| social intercourse Of our own country with
/ these peoples and cur resent war with
| scl.n. and the resultant ctose connection
| ~,{h Spanish-Amerieans entirely Justify
| tfx such amplitude. Mr. Powers little
| volume IS divided into etghty-eight chap
| iess. reckoning each country or state as
| ere In many eases ne rresxes brief
| history 81 the of.s,n or discovery or the
/ country Thus II Pisa
The origin Of Pisa ia involved In OBJ
| scurtty Straho mentions n as one 81 the
| braves; of the Esruscan cities In 80
| Z. II WAS The friend Of The Romans became
| their ally and WAS finally subjected 20
/ their vuie. IL was enc o. the most flour
! sah.ng Of italian cities In THE Middle