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BELGIAN HARE MANUAL 1875 illustra-
i tions, by DR.. George f. Hall. Price, in
paper % cents; in cloth, IS cents. IL
lustrated.. Publishers: Laird & Lee,
Chicago.
The work is compiled and edited from
the worlds best authorities, and embraces
all that beginners and fanciers need to
know about the selection, mating, breed
ing, feeding, housing, selling and general
management of this newly crowned king
of the rabbit race, which is just now gain
ing the affections and patronage of thou
sands of ministers, teachers, miilionaires
and common folks everywhere. The rise
OF the Belgian hare is an interesting
study. The little animal is not only a
charming pet, but commercially profit
able.
NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY STORIES.
by W. C. Allen, Superintendent Of
Waynesville On. CO Public Schools.
Cloth, price 80 cents. illustrated. Pub
fishers B. r. Johnson Publishing Com
pany, Richmond, Va.
These stories originally appeared in five
separate books bound in paper, and We're
warmly commended in these columns. 1t
is matter of pleasure that they have
been bound in one book and illustrated
There are forty-fve stories bearing on the
early history of North Carolina written
in simple language for children. They af-
ford the ideal book for interesting chill
dren in the early history of their own
State, for they deal with the most roman
tic Incidents Of the States early history
Mr. Allen has done his work admirably
This work ought to be in the hands OF
every child in North Carolina. 1t will do
more to stimulate the study OF State his
tory than anything that has been at
tempted in this State.
THE MODERN MISSION CENTURY,
Viewed as q Cycle of Divine Working,
by Arthur L. Person, vo. Price Sl.oV.
Publishers: The Baker and Taylor
Co., 1897 East 18th street. Union
Square, New York.
This book by the learned Brooklyn
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LIFE OF GOVERNOR TRYoN.

Mr.. Marshall De Lancey Haywood. AS
sistant State Librarian. has issued an an
nouncement Of his forthcoming biography
of Governor William Tryon In his pros
pectus, Mr.. Haywood says:
Among other events this volume will
tell of Governor Tryon's coming to North
Carolina first as Lieutenant Governorl
in 1T64. of the religious and educational
development of the colony, of the old
churches at Brunswick and Wilmington
of the famous Tryon Palace at New Bern,
of resistance to the stamp act by people
Of the Cape Fear section. of the founding
of Queens College Tor Queens Museum)
at Charlotte with its subsequent history
of the land-gran riots in Mecklenburg
county, of the running of the Cherokee
boundary. of Tryon's campaigns against
the Regulators with roster giving names
of principal officers in his command). a
partial list Of privates killed and wounded
at the battle of Alamance in 1771 (Which
battle is fully described), of the execution
of the Regulators at Hillsboro. and of
Tryon's being transferred to the govern
ment of New York in III. with some
brief observations on his military record
in New York and New England as ma
jor general of Loyalists during tho revo-
luticn.
THE worl; is also interspersed with
short biographical notices of some of the
principal persons who figure in the narra-
tive, including Governors Arthur Dobbs
and Josiah Martin, Acting Governor Ja I es
Hssell Lieutenant Governor George Mer-
Ger, Gen. Hugh Waddell. Judge Richard
Henderson president of the Colony of
Pennsylvania. now Kentucky. Judge
Maurice Moore, Ensign William Bryan
(royal standard bearer. killed at Ala
nance, Chief Justice Charles Berry and
Martin Howard, Col. Alexander Osborne.
Capt Philemon Hawkins. Major Edward
Bryce Dobbs, Hermon Husband, Capt.
Constantine John Phipps, r. ~ latter
wards Baron Mulgrave Samuel Strud-
wielS Sol Edmund flaming afterwards
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia,
Governor of Prince Edward Island, and
general in the army of Great Brittany,
Col. John Frohock Capt. John Dalrymple.
James Hunter. Sir Nathaniel Dukinfield.
Samuel Cornell, James Murray, Lewis
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preacher was written mot so much 10
give the annals of the century as to find
the philosophy of history-the centre
about which all it's events reyolves. 1t
studies the men and women, occurrences
and developments. forces and factors OF
this hundred years, as divinely appointed
and adjusted to this work. 1t is especial
ly addressed to students OF missionary
history and lover of worlds evangelical
ton"
The chapters devoted to the sacrifice
and martyrdom of the pioneer mission
aries glow with the love OF GOD winch IN
snired the noble army who were counted
worthy TO suffer" The biographies of
such men as James Hannigan, for ex-
ample, who had nursed the SICK IN ugan-
da and carried them light and help, and
who after spending himself in their SER
vice was dragged out and shot with his
own rifle-the story OF the lives of such
mon is told with freshness and absorbing
interest The book is no ordinary one
II is the result of the study of forty years
by a great preacher who has summed up
here much of the best that is in him.
when the book was finished Dr. Pierson
said:
eve lay down the pen with an I'M
changeable persuasion that from the first
warming of William Carey over the death
shade of heather world to the last long
ing of the most recent convert for the
salvation of his fellows God has been at
work-the same God who, in the dark
ness of that primal chaos, said, Let
light BET and light was"
OLD TIMES IN DIXIE LAND-A SOUTH
ern Matron's Memories, by Caroline F.
Merrick. publishers: The Grafton
Press, NewWork.
The author of these stories, mainly OF
personal recollections, is native OF
Louisiana, the widow of Chief Justice
Merrick of that State--a woman of force
and leadership who has made herself felt
in movements for Woman Suffrage and
Temperance. Her pictures of New Orr
leans life have been pronounced life-like
and real. In the treatment Of the negro
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THE McKINLEYs' LITTLE GIRL.
PICKETT OR PETTIGREw?

The new edition of that excellent work
picket or Pettigrew," by Capt. w. r..
Bond, of Halifax, has had a wide sale
and received many warm concentrations.
One of the best of these is from Mr.. Chas.
Porter, of Grinnell, Iowa. and published
in the Grinnell Gazette. We quote:
Captain Bond shows that the losses in
Pickett's division were twenty-eight per
cent of the men engaged, and that Heth's
division composed of North Carolina and
Mississippi men, lost sixty per cent.
What the correspondent saw was not a
mass Of towards breaking to the rear,
but mon who saw the game was up. In
stead of surrenderng, as was being done
by many commands, they made an effort
to get back to their own lines, which
many succeeded in doing.
Capt Bond is entitled to great praise
for his researches and his contribution to
the truth of history.
Instances of injustice to soldiers were
not uncommon during the War of the Re-
bellion, but probably no case of more
rank injustice with so little foundation
occurred on either side than the attempt
to transfer the laurels from Pettigrew
to Pickett on account of the battle of
July 8 1853"
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N. C. LAW JOURNAL.

The current issue of the North Carolina
Law Journal has as its leading article one
that is very timely Marriage and Di-
vorce." In view of the discussion at the
last session of the Legislature of North
Carolina and the discussion at the recent
session of the Episcopal convention, this
subject is one upon which the public mind
is intent. There are other able and in
teresting articles in this number
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antedating Franklyn They throw much
light on the social life of America at the
end of the seventeenth and the begin
ming OF the eighteenth century, and the
"reminiscences record many valuable his
torical facts. Byrd was educated in Eu-
rope, possessed the largest library in
Virginia and was something of poet.
The printing of the memoirs has been
entrusted to the De Winnie Press, and a
beautiful library volume will perpetuate
what may prove to be an American clas-
Gil
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It takes an engaged couple long time
to say good night. but not half as long
as it takes woman and her caller to say
good afternoon.
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THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MA
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Grippe Knockers cure any cold, or any
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For LaGrippe and Influenza
use CHENEY'S EXPECTO-
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KIPLING AND HIS STYLE.

Probably no writer of the day has been
more severely criticized for the kind of
literature he grinds out than Rudyard
Kipling, says the Chicago Chronicle. To
all such criticism, however, the author
deigns no reply. A certain duchess asked
him at a reception one evening what he
considered the greatest book ever pub
lished. He unhesitatingly replied:
9 The Light that Failed
But that is your own book, Mr. Kip
ling answered the duchess.
Yes. but when | read The Light
That Failed know | am reading some
thing good, was the unblushing response.
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There was once a Woman who Felt that
her Husband stayed Out too Late at
Night. She therefore Devised Plan to
Cure him of this Her Plan was to Rise
Early in order to Insure his Retiring
Early.
''OnIy in this Way will he be Able to
get Enough Sleep" she said
The Husband who usually Endeavored
to Please her, rose Without Complaint at
Six O'Clock, but Continued to stay Out
Late. Perceiving that her Purpose was
Not Accomplished, the Woman Changed
the Plan to Five O'Clock.
''The Morning Hours are the Best for
Work" she said. "And l Understand that
the Morning Air possesses Great Virtues
Her Husband objected, but Rose at
Five. as she Wished. Still he Continued to
Come In Late. Then the Woman hxed
the Hour at Four thirty.
Il have Always Enjoyed seeing the Sun
Rise" she said,
I'm that Case" said her Husband decid-
eddy. Il Shall Not go to bed At All, since
it would Not be Worth my While, | will
stay up All Night and take my Sleep at
My Office in the Afternoon. So We will
have Breakfast at Three O'clock if you
like.
This teaches US that the Early Worm
will Turn.
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AN AMERICAN CLASSIC.

Memoirs of William Byrd, 16741744."
elited by John Spencer Bassett, Professor
in Trinity Colleges. of Durham, North
Carolina. is an important publication to
be issued by Doubleday Page & Co. next
month. The subject is purported to be the
most accomplished and wittiest Virginian
of his time, and his memoirs form the
raeiest contributions TO American letters
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The Atlantic Educational Journal for
November contains an attractive pro-
gramme for Thanksgiving exercises for
use in the schools. In this programme
exercises of an irrelevant ana lcvitv
making character are conspieuoasiy alb
sent There is an absence of the thread
bare references to New England snow
shedding and pumpkin pies, while in their
place will be found much that will be very
grateful to the Southern ear An equally
attractive programme for Christmas ex-
ereises will appear in the December num-
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Henry DeAosset, Richard Spaight, Mar
maduke Jones, John Rutherford and
others.
In addition to these there are given,
in part. the colonial services (civil or mil
itary) of a great many North Carolinians
who were afterwards participants on the
American side in the revolution-from
Governors. generals and signcrs of the
Declaration of independence, down 10
subaltern officers-amonS Wnom are
Samuel Johnston, William Hooper, FRAN
els Nash. John Ashe, John Hinton Alex
ander Ellington. James Moore, Richard
Caswell. John Campbell, Richard Clinton
Hugh Montgomery, Thomas Polk, Rlchard
Cogden. Joseph Leech, Martin Phlter,
Moses Alexander, Robert Howe, AleXan-
der Dobbins. Griffith Rutherford, Need
ham BRYAN. William Cray, Alexander Me-
bane. James Thackston, Francis ROSS,
George Henry Berger, Alexander Martln
Cornelius Harnctt, Samuel Spencer, AD-
ner Nash. Joseph Hewes, Thomas clark,
Tohn walker Willie Jones, and Adam Al
exander.
This is by no means a complete list,
hut will serve to give an idea CT the men
upon whom the work incidentally touches.
Their history is part OF the history or
North Carolina, and the forthco ling
volume will be Of great value as work
of reference 1t will be thoroughly in
dexed. Though / will not treat of Gov
ernor Tryon's administration in New
York, ! am having extensive research
made in England for such matters con-
corning him as are not to be found in
printed records, and will make the work
as full as practicable so far as North
Carolina is concerned
Interesting data as to his ancestry is
also given.
THE founder of the Tryon family in
England fled from the Netherlands in
the days of the Duke of Alva, and settled
in Northamptonshire. where his descen-
dants have since resided. The Cover
nors mother was the daughter, of the
Earl of Ferrers, and likewise was de-
seconded from the old Earls of Essex and
from the Royal House of Plantagenot.
''The illustrations in this biography
will include the Tryon Palace at New
Bern; the ruins cat Brunswick on the
Cane Fear of st. Philips church. which
Tryon aided in building; plan of the bat
tie Of Alamance, from an original map;
sepulchre at Twiclenham, England where
Governor is inferred, etc. Also portrait
of Tryon will be given, provided same can
be obtained (Which, however, does not
seem probable),'
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COUNTRY LIFE IN AMERICA.


Doubleday, Page & Co. announce that
their magazine. Country Life in America,
has found a welcome OF unexpected pro-
portions and enthusiasm. The published
announcement has led to orders for more
than the first edition and of advance sub
scriptions from wouldbe readers in un-
expected numbers. One prominent gem
tleman in New York so approved of the
IDEA as told of in a newspaper that he
sent fifteen subscriptions for himself and
friends weeks before he could possibly
receive the first issue. Not only does the
idea of Country Life in America appeal
to all who love the country, but the name
of the editor. l.. H. Bailey, of Cornell,
gives solid assurance that the magazine
will be popular, interesting, beautiful and
of high standard Certainly. no more
superbly illustrated magazine has ever
been printed.
'To make sure of fair start" the
publishers issued a complete sample num-
Der and have improved vastly upon this,
now that they have finally issued the
initial number. Among the contents is
an article by the editor on Abandoned
Farms what they are and what may be
done with them. with charming illustra-
tions; an illustrated account of eX-Gov-
ernor Levi p Mortons place, Ellerslie;
a two page collection Of suggestive pic
lures of Pleasant Country Homes; the
history of the frog from tadpole TO frog
hood, with remarkable photographs by
A. r. Dugmore made from life; articles
on planting the lawn, the art or letting
things grow, the newest fruits, and vast
amount of practical matter about the gar
den the greenhouse. and even the win
dow box, all of which is abundantly il
lustrated.
DIR. WEEKS NORTH CAROLINA COLI
LECTION.
DR.. stephen B. Weeks, who has been for
twenty years collecting books and pam
phlets bearing on the history of North
Carolina. has sold his collection to Gen.
Julian s. Carr, of Durham, who has given
them TO the Durham Public Library. 1t
is the most valuable collection of books
belonging to an individual eXtant ard
is very great addition to the books OF
the Durham Public Library.
THE McKINLEYS' LITTLE GIRL.
The National Magazine of Boston, has
the unique magazine feature OF the
month This is a portrait of President
McKinleys little daughter. Katie who
dice at the age of three and half years.
The portrait, which has never before been
published adorns the first page OF The
National Magazine for October. 1T
shows" says The National "a sweet
serene little face, with tender, trustful
eyes and rosebud lirs. Rich, wavy hair
parted at the middle falls down over the
shoulders, clad in some fleecy, white stun.
She is, in all her features. the youthful
image of her father blending with his
strength something of the subtly sweet
grace and charm of her mother"
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THE ARNOLD PRIMER, by Sarah
Louise Arnold. illustrated by Charles
j. Budd Alice Barber Stephens, Avis
Lunzer and others. Publishers: Sill
yer, Burdett G. Co.. New York.
Many of the illustrations are in colors
and all are made with the view of inter-
esting and pleasing the child. 1t is a
model primer in every way, being attrac-
tively--even beautifully - illustrated,
bound and printed
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Christian" written by Rev. A. r. Shaw,
the able and consecrated Presbyterian
pastor Of the Henderson Presbyterian
church
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The November number of Scribner's
Magazine contains the opening chapters
of Mr. f, Hopkinson Smiths longest and
most important story. 1.-The Fortunes of
Oliver Horn" In dealing with the career
Of young artist who comes TO New York
from the South to seek fame the author
has chosen a sympathetic hero and drawn
upon his own long and intimate assocla-
ticn with the artistic and literary devel-
opment of the city He gives most at
tractiye impression of the artistic at
mospherc in which the chief characters
move TIE whole story is characterized
by a sense of refined humor and there
are many of the authors we'll known pas
sages of pathos ard wholesome human
sentiment that have contributed so much
to the wide popularity of his previous
works Each instalment will contain an
illustration by Walter Appleton Clark
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The Forthcoming (November) Atlantic
will print an important paper on the TWO
overshadowng international questions
Reciprocity and the Monroe Doctrine
America. always passively disliked mas
now evidently become a most threatening
question to European diplomats. How
can our recent inroad into Industrial and
financial Europe be met or be counter
acted? Will reciprocity treaties accom-
plish this end, and how long will Europe
tolerate our enforcement of the Monroe
Doctrine, which they look upon as a dog
in the rnanger policy, believing that we
will neither absorb South America our
sedves nor permit Europe to do so. All
these questions, and many others equally
vital and important, flowing from them
or connected with them, arc discussed IN
a paper entitled Europe and America, and
contributed by Sidney Brooks.
For some time Mr.. Horace e. Scuddcr
has been engaged upon biography OF
James Russell Lowell, which Houghton'
Mifflin C Co. will publish this month IN
two volumes. Mr.. Scudder knew Lower
we'll and has had access TO all material
that would enable him to make MS WORK
full and complete. He treats OF LoWeli IN
those ACTIVITIES which brought MIN con-
spicuously to public attention'-as poet
essayist professor at Harvard eaitor'
and diplomatist He also reveals the intl-
mate side of Lowells life. and includes
letters and some papers not before col
Iected The work will have two or more
nortraits and a photography.
Charles w. Chestnut, the negro author
who was born in Fayetteville, n. c., has
written a new book which appear this
month from the presses of Houghton,
Mifflin & CO. His subject is 1.-The Marrow
of Tradition The publishers say that
in the book is presented the grave and
almost overwhelming problem of negro
rights with rare power of feeling and al
most equal power Of understanding. Mr..
Chestnut. having himself negro blood,
presents the case of the negro with SYM
!! pathy, but not with blind sympathy" He
is easily the best writer of fiction that
his race has produced.
Rev. DR.. Eugene Daniel has written for
/ the Presbyterian Standard a letter OF
warm praise of the tract Excuse MAX
ing, or Reasons for Not Becoming a
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Rev DR.. Eugene Daniel has written for
the Presbyterian Standard a letter of
warm praise of the tract Excuse MAX
ing, or Reasons for Not Becoming a
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Two canoe accidents, one of a fatal re-
suit and the other not 80 serious, occurred
on the Willimantic river at Willimantic
Sunday. In the first Charles A. Smith,
%, lost his life while attempting with a
companion to paddle new canoe with
which he was not familiar. The two were
capsized near the boat-house of the canoe
club, and Smith, who could not swim,
sank Immediately. Morris Weber, his
companion, made his way to sshore.
Smiths body was recovered by means Of
graphing irons an hour afterward. Judge
of Probate Charles N. Daniels and vii.
liam P. Jordon were overturned while
venturing through the rapids below the
city. Both reached the shore, but moi
without considerable difficulty.