The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-23

Mcclure. Phillips & Company will soon
issue FIR. Booth Tarkington's Monsieur
Beaucaire" In book form II will be hand
somely illustrated.
complete and uniform edition" OF
James Whitcomb Riley's works Is an
nounced by the Bowen-Merrill Company
under the title of 1.-THE Greenfield Edition"
The latest issues in Casselrs ten-cent
library of classics are "Isichard H." "Ro-
meo and Juliet Tanning of the Shrew,"
"Rasselas" and Southey's Life OF Mel
son."
Mr. John Fiske's book on 1.-The Missis-
sippi Valley in the Civil War will be
brought out by Houghton. Miffiin & Co.
next week 1t is, of course. written from
Northern point of view, but Is said TO be
impartial
ners for Women" and Manners for Men,"
by Mrs. Humphreys, on etiquette has been
carefully revised and brought up to date
and is now issued in attractive form py A.
Vessels & Co., New York.
Funk & wagnalls announce a centennial
edition of the Jefferson Cyclopedia-" In
this all of Thomas Jefferson's utterances
that are of permanent value are CLASSIFIED
and gathered into one volume that VIII De
a boon to public men, and to all students
or American history
The States Press, 81 South Broadway,
Aurora. Ill.,. has in course of preparation
book of short stories and poems by In
diana authors. 1t is the intention to make
this book as complete as possible ana
every effort is being made TO secure repre-
sentative literary matter for ii.
A CONDENSED History of Modern Times"
by Victor Duruy. and CONDENSED His
tory of the Middle Ages" by the same
a IN ha
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. Both these vol
umes have been revised by Prof. Edwin A.
Crosvenor. of Amherst College. and con-
tain finely engraved colored maps.
The publishing activity of the Appletons.
pending adjustment of the firms affairs.
continues undated. Among their recent
issues is ''The Last Lady Mulberry" a
story of Italian New York. by a new
writer, H. w. Thomas. They also continue
their Worlds Literature series with
Waliszewskfs History Of Russian Litera-
ture.'
z Rand McNally & Co. have almost ready
for publication the 1900 edition of their
Business Atlas and Shippers Guide OF
the United States, Canada and Mexico"
This edition will contain several new maps
of Americas recently acquired posses
sions. and will show as well the latest
changes in the commercial geography of
the continental pOrtlOnS Oh the Oniteu
States and their immediate neighbors.
About $500 miles of railroads built In the
year 1899 are to be shown correctly on the
maps of this edition, and all the new sta
lions, postoffices etc.. correctly indexed,
with a list of population figures.
Harper G. Brothers announce the early
publication of Camille Flammarion's 1.-THE
Unknown''-a study of the phenomena of
the so-called spirit world. which
has attracted much attention in
France. Among the points on
which NJ. Flammarion touches
are: 'Telepathic Communications Made
by the Dying, "Hallucinations," Psychic
Action of One Mind on Another" Com
munications from a Distance Between HUI
man Beings" 1.-THE World of Dreams
Manifestations of the Dying Experienced
During Sleep" distant Sight in Dreams.
"Premonitory Dreams and ''Divination Of
the Future" In discussing each Of these
points the author cites numerous absolutely
authenticated instances, which, IL Is said,
make many of the chapters weirdly Inter-
esting.