Arizona republican., 1901-03-07
LITERARY NOTES.

D. Appleton and Company will pub fish, in February, The Private Life of King Edward VII, by a member of the royal household, uniform with "The Private Life of the Queen:" Pleasures of the Telescope, a Descriptive guide for amateur astronomers. by Garrett P. Serviss, of Brooklyn; Some Ill-Used Words, manual for those who desire to acouira correct use of the English language, by Mr. Alfred Ayers; Betsy Ross. a Romance of the Flag, by c. c. Ho:chkiss, author of Tn Defiance of the King" new and practically re- written edition of General James Har- rism Wilson's China: a text Book of Astronomy, by Prof. George C. Com stock, of Washburn observatory; The Elementary Principles of Chemistry. by Abram Van Fps Young, Ph. R.. pro- fess1r of chemistry Tn the Northwestern University. Evanston. Ill.,; Table of Weights, Measures, Coins. etc, of the United States and England, With Their Equivalent in the Metric System, by T.. Egleston. Pm. D., and A Royal Ex- change. by J. MacLaren Cobban.
 Mir. c. c. Hochl1iss has taken the or igin of our flag as the basis Of his new rJmance, Betsy Ross, in which the picturesque figures figures of the times -sea-rangers and Quakers, red-coats and Continental soldiers, and even Washington himself-have to do with the development Of strange and Al. DAtg ncc takes the leading part The ancient tavern. the home of the Philadelphia merchant the flag makers little shop. and the qucant and charming life of the time, are shown as the background of series of dramatic incidents This fine romance, which Is the first that the author of Tn Defiance of the King" has published for some years, will be issued shortly by D Appleton and Cctn- pany.
 Royal Exchange will he the title of new novel by J. MacLaren Cobban. which will appear soon in Appleton $ Town and Country Library. It is de- scribed as q fresh and charming TO- nance of Crstdoor life in the Scotch Highlands, involving glimpses of sal mon fishing. and also royal courtsbip attended with many incidents. There are curious complications, and the au- thor shows his skill in dist tntagllng diff dcult situations.
 D. Appleton and Company have just published an invaluable book for bank CTS and merchants and all who are obliged to deal in figures. It is a quar- to volume containing interest tables. so that accurate results may be almost instantly obtained on any sum firm a dollar to a million. for any length of time and at any rate of interest. The work was begun by the late Francis H. Coffin. but has been entirely verified and completed by David H. Moore. The st of this handsome volume, $l0-- would be saved in a month in many large esta ablishments.
 
 Mir. Garrett P Serviss, whose new book. Pleasures of the Tslescope, is Co be published shortly, is giving a very successful course of illustrated lectures in Boston. on his travels in Europe.
 
 D. Appleton and Company have ready a manual entitled Some Ill-Used Words by Mir. Alfred Ayers. It is leveled es- pecially at some half dozen errors that are made by well nigh every writer and speaker. A friend of MT. Ayers recent ly perperated the following epigram, which las been utilized on a bcokmark by MT. Ayers publishers:
 ''Be you roor or be you rich,
 You may misuse THAT for WHICH. Many, with no thought of i'll.
 When they should say SHALL. say
 WILL. t/ All these comm5n blur1ers grow
 In the fields of speech, like tares; You can root them out. you know.
 If you follow ALFRED AYERS,'
 D. Appleton and Company announce that they are preparing an edition of Pere Didon's famous Life of Jesus Christ, to be sold through the regular trade at five dollars for the two vol umes. It has hitherto been sold only by subscription.
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