The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1899-03-16
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
THE IRON BRIGADE. And Other Poems
suitable for Memorial Days, Campfires
and Private Reading. BY Rev Ii. H.

THE IRON BRIGADE. And Other Poems
suitable for Memorial Days, Campfires
and Private Reading. BY Rev. b. II.
Trip, Gali2tin, Me.
Comrade Trip was member OF the
grand old Iron Brigade and served i'll its
ranks throughout its history. He has a
hne imagination and an enviable com
mand OF the art Cf versification. Conse-
lquontly his poems are spirited and Of a
high order of merit. Several OF them
have made the rounds of the press, and
met with unusual favor. This is par
tlcularly the case with Song in the
Night
HISTORY OF THE 18TH PA. BY Rob't
| ;. WeStbroOk, Sergeant, Co. b. Pub
1 Gshed at Altoona, Pa, by the author.
| IhlS is one OF the Kind of histories that
we cannot have too many Of 1t is a
loving, faithful, painstaking story OF one
OF the great regiments OF the glorious old
Sixth Corps. The author has spent years
in gathering up information for il, and he
has presented his collection in the most
interesting way. II would be a great
thing for the country If every regiment
had historian who would follow his ex
ample. He does not attempt to tell the
| history Oh the war, or even OF the Army OF
the Potomac. His own regiment is ample
for him, and his own comrades Of more
interest than the big Generals, except
|
which viii be mine of interest to the
future historian, and we congratulate Com
rade Westbrook upon his success.
! Notes of the Magazines.
II is hard to say whether the 56th vol
ume of the Century is more notable for
the permanent value of text and illustra
tons, or for the thickness OF it's con-
tents. Notable descriptive papers on the
Spanish American war, and essays, edi
nj ,cto nJn
tons involved therein, such as the ac
QUESTION of Porto Rico and the Philip
pines, appeal to the reader to whom the
present IS second III Importance only to
the future; and those who love to study
the past, either for its own sake or to OBJ
| tam new light upon the problems OF to
day, will find in this handsome volume
(Afay October, 1889 much that is helpful.
But these are only few of many large
and smaller subjects on which the re-
sources of the Century have been Law
ished
The two bound volumes of ST. Nicholas
for young folks for the year ended Octo-
Der, 1898, show successful effort on the
part OF Mary Mapes Dodge and her asso-
ciateS to mingle instruction with amuse
ment. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories
alternate with illustrated articles on
American warships and guns and armOr,
and Frank r. Stockton's Buccaneers and
Armor, and emphasize the peaceful tone
OF the verses of Miss Edith Thomas and
Miss Mildred HOwcls. 1t was in these
numbers of ST. Nicholas that such Of this
seasons favorite books appeared.
The North American Review" for
March contains the first portion of an
exceedingly interesting paper on British,
Rule in India" from the pen of the Rev
j. T.. Jones, d. d., missionary of the
American Board at Madura, South India.
An important discussion of the problems
OF politics, by Franklin Smith, will appear
in Applctons' Popular Science Monthly
for March, under the title Politics as a
Form Of Civil War"
Andre Castaigne, whose brilliant pic
lures illustrating the "Life of Alexander
the Great are now appearing in The
Century Magazine, has Just been created
a "Chevalier de la Legion d'Honeur"
through the personal interest and action
OF M. Faure, President of the French
Republic.
New Music.
God Bless Our Boys in Blue" By |
Mss Theresa Rifle, lie Mars. Iowa. This |
is very bright, spirited melody, and viii |
become very popular. The authoress is |
q soldiers daughter.