Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-28

kET PTBBICI FLOWS.
LIFE OF ADM IRAL GEORGE DEWEY"
BY Will NJ. Clemens. New York: Street
,SSmith, o3o-23S William street. Price, 81.
Timely, indeed, is the appearance
of this book. The hero of Manila is
on his way across the Atlantic, and
sooE he will he in this country, recciv-
ing the acclaim of millions of his
admiring fellow
MIR. Clemens has given fine picture
OF the great admiral in this pleasing
work. From 1t we learn that the
Dewey family is of honorable English
ancestry, the first representative in
this country coming over in 1913.
George Dewey was born in Montpelier,
VT. December Goth, 1887.
The picture given of Dewey's boy.
hood is bright and attractive, and no
doubt strictly accurate. He is pre-
sented as lively, active, American
boy; not q "goody -goody," by any
means, but boy who liked to fight
and could fight. But he was not
vicious.
The story then proceeds with Dewey
as cadet at Annapolis, here he was
graduated in 1858. When the Civil
War broke out, he entered active SER
vice as lieutenant, under the great
Fariagut, and made for himself bril-
liant name in that memorable conflict
OF course, the story of the Battle of
Manila Bay is given, the vivid pen
picture being followed by the official
reports, taken from the records. Then
follows general review of the char
acter and attachments of the admiral
of our navy.
Altogether, the work is excellent,
and the story instructive, rs we'll as
interesting. The volume is we'll printed
and finely illustrated.
Received of the publishers.
Miss Clara Morris, whose name has
long been q household word among
theatregoers, has of late turned her
attention to literature, ara a collection
of her stories, published last summer,
is already in its secoad edition. A
childs story, "My Little Jim Crow, I"
attracted attention in a recent number
of st. Nicholas, and will give its title
to volume of short stories about
children which The Century Co. will
publish this fall.
Besides original drawings in illus
tration of Mr.. Morley's "Oliver Crom-
well'' in The Century Magazine. there
will be valuable unpublished portraits,
permission to reproduce which has
been given by Her Majesty Queen
Victoria, the English National Gal
lery, tine French Gallery, the Dresden
Gallery, the Hermitage Gallery (St
Petersburg1, the Italian Galleries, the
Universities of Oxford and Cambridge,
the British and South Kensington
Museums, the Royal Library at Wind.
sor, the Dukes Of Portland and
Buccleuch, the Lord Great Chamber
lain, Lord Sandwich and the Speaker
of the House of Commons.
"THE CONQUEST OF PERU AND MEX.
the Pacific" A descriptive historical
poem. By Kinahan CORVALLIS, author
Of THE Song of America and Columbus
New York; Wall Street Daily Investiga-
tor. A Broadway.
Since the days of Homer the epic
poet has been the favorite with the
great bulk Of intelligent readers,
although his development has far from
kept pace with the world of letters. A
production of merit in the line of epic
verse, therefore, is matter of interest
and pleasure to lovers of sound litera-
| ture.
In this volume, Mr.. CORVALLIS has
produced a fitting companion to his
"Song of America and Columbus" II
is thrilling story in verse of the
march of Vasco Nunez de Balboa tc
the western shore of the Pacific, upor
which he was the first white man to
rest eyes, and of the cruel conquest Of
Peru and Mexico by the vindictive anc
adventurous Pizarro. 1t tells of the
advance of the "Christian sword, !" an6
of the bloody trail that marked its
swath.
The work is divided into convenient
and expressive sections. In the Prelude
is contained the discovery of the Pacific
and the progress of the discovery of the
New World after the first voyage o.
Columbus. embracing complete
chronicle of voyages and events priol
to the conquest of Mexico. Subsequent
parts are l. columbus and His Fol
lowers. 2.--The Pacific Ocean, dis
covered by Vasco Nupez de Balboa ant
His Followers. 3. The Fate of th,
Discoverer. 4.-The Story of Valdiva
5.-The Adventures of Ponce de Leon
6.-The Sea the Region of Romance.
Throughout. the work is marked b.
good verse, perfect rhyme and
pleasing, rhythmic recital of thu
stirring facts of history. Due regart
is paid to detail and accuracy, and tn,
effect is gratifying. 1t is, in fact, I
great American epic.
Received of the publishers.
"cHR1srIAN SCIENCE AND oTHEI
| Rtr ha
Buckley, LII. D., New York: The Cen
tury Co.
This little work comprises series o
ESSAYS by the distinguished editor o
the New York Christian Adyocat
which we're originally printed in tn
Century Magazine. Their reproduction
in book form will prove pleasing t.
those who are interested in the sub
iects treated, as it will present tn
essays to them in convenient, hand
form.
The subjects treated are as follows
Faith Healing y" Christian Scienc
and Mind Cure" And supplements
paper under these headings: 'Recen
Failures of Christian Science ant
Faith Healing;" Contrast Between
Failures and Successes of Faith Heal
ing and Christian Science and Thos
of Physicians I" Important Facts Con
corning all Sicsnesses;" 1.-THE Rela
tion of the Practice of Christian Scienc
and Faith Healing to the Civil Law.
OF course DIR. Buckley writes from
the point of opposition TO Christian
Science. He is vigorous writer, ant
close analyst, and his arguments ar
scholarly and effective. His essays form
an interesting contribution to a sub
u inct that ncnilnies a large snace in tn