The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-17
BOOK NOTICES.

Lost Songs From Vagabonds Bliss.
Carman and Richard Hovery." Des. gns
by Tom d. Me,esard. small Maynard &
Co. Boston. publishers Cloth 81. Several
OF the poems IN this little volume are
well calculated TO arrest attention. There
are thlrty-hve Of them and more OF them
viii find favor with the lovers Of poetry
Concerning Children" by Charlotte
Perkins Gilman. Small. Maynard & Co,
Boston. publishers. Clotn 81. Every moth
er would hnd much in this volume TO in
terest her, u appears 20 be based upon
experience ana careful study OF matters
pertaining TO children. How children
should be Grained. what they should be
taught how they should be taught and
other kindred subjects are present ia
very entertaining and instructive way.
selected Letters OF Voltairc." Edited
for school use by y. G syms. Bachelor
cs Lettres Ldcencie en- Droit de rUni-
versitc de France. Cloth i2mo. 2is pages.
with portrait Price 20 cents. American
Book Company. New YORK. In this book
there have been selected seventy four Of
Voliaire's letters. which illustrate his
style 50 familiar and eloquent, always
correct and clear: his sparkling wit an1
sharp raillery; his merciiess sarcasm and
good-nature,i mlrth. his keenness as a
critic. and his love OF tolerance and jus
lice These letters were written 70 many
OF the most prominent people OF his time.
and contain only what Is unanimously
acknowledged as excellent.
Elements Of Astronomy" BY Simon
Newcomb. Pho. LID, formerly pro-
fessor OF mathematics. Johns Hopkins TN
iversity. Cloth. limo. go pages. with
Illustrations. Price. g. American Book
Company. New York. Although this NJ.
lie book has been prepared for use as a
textbook. % wil be none the less valua-
bic and interesting TO tho lnquirlng lay
man. In iis preparation two objects have
been kept constantly in view. one was to
condonse the most important facts ana
laws OF the science within so small a
compass that Il should not make a sert.
Gus addition 70 tho curriculum OF the mig,
school or other preparatory school. the
other 70 present the subject IN 80 simple
manner that as little formal math..
MATES az possible should be necessary 10
its mastery.
The English Sentence" by Lillian q
Klmball instructor in English. STATE Nor.
NAL School. Oshkosh. wis Cloth. limo
2H pages Price % cents. American Book
Company. New York. In this book. which
Is based upon the English sentence az Il
has been written during the present cen-
fury. high schools and normal schools
will ind profitable continuation OF
grammar study. BY this examination OF
the structure Of sentences In relation 10
the thought embodied. students will ac.
quire a vital and useful knowledge Of
etymoiogy aud syntax which they never
have obtained before.
between whiles" by Matte Holland
Swarm. The Bdltor Publishing Company,
Cincinnati Cloth 80 cents. Ia this charm
ing little volume there are li2 poems. al
Of them well worth reading. One q the
best Is probably Living ana Loving"
The author Is gifted with genuine poetic
powor-the power 10 touch the heart
No railroad publication Is more com.
plete than that OF the passenger depart
ment Of the Southern Pacific Railway
Company. The route across The western
half az the continent chat Is followed b.
the Southern Pacific Is known as the
"sunse, Route" and II is from this that
che suggestive name Of the attractive
monthly published b. the passenger de-
partment Is derived. Sunset" is more
comprehensive IN tie character than most
publications that eusanate from the Of
fees Of the great railway systems OF the
country u IL more like one OF the Lead
Ing magazines than publication design
ed Tor the advertisement Of a railroad
Pages upon pages OF every number are
devoted 10 stories and descriptive matter,