The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

fathers stately mansion. Naturally there is reunion, after Jaequeminot has grown up to be beautiful and sweet woman. There Is strong love interest in the narrative and it is de- veloped with all of the skill the gifted author has shown in her other work and cannot fall to add to her literary reputation. For sale by T. H. Pease x Son, or sent prepaid on receipt of price by the publishers, F. Tennyson Nicely Co.,, IA Fifth avenue, New York; also branches in London and Chicago.
 No. 1 of volume II of Christian Nur- ture," a helpful little quarterly of which Rev. w. J. Mutch, pastor of Howard Avenue Congregational church of this city, is editor, is received. The price is fifteen cents; yearly fifty cents. For sale by T. H. Pease & Son. The table of contents for the current issue is as follows: What is Christian Nur- ture; The Church and its Children Religious Education, Ideal and Practi- cal; A Scheme of Class Work; Home Nurture; Boyhood Meditations; Find ing Your Pupil; Best Books Only. The address of Christian Nurture is 566 Howard avenue, this city. The minds of many thoughtful people are now moving in the new lines indicated by the title of this publication. The inn provement of the church school, and the function of home and church ln producing a better type of character are subjects entitled to the best consld- eration Christian Nurture aims to give to the people the best results of scientific bearing on these subjects.
 Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale university. will issue this fall with the Scribner imprint, volume of unu- sual importance embodying his opln- ions upon the timely subject expressed by the title of the book, "The Eduea- tion of the American Citizen He at tempts to offset tendency of the day that lays too much stress upon the pre- paration of men and women to take places in a social machine at the eX- pense of the development of that power and spirit upon which the perpetuation of our whole social order depends. The really difficult political problems of the day can be solved only by an educa- tional process, and the books special objects are to contribute to the under standing of our political needs, to de- velop sentiment making for power to meet those needs, and to suggest edu- cational methods tending to the future growth of such power.
 God Smiles, and a Look Into His Face" is the title of book Of decided interest by Maggie Olive Jordan, pub lished by r. Tennyson Neely Co.,, New York and London, with speaking like ness of the talented author of the work for a frontispiece. It is charming story, one that will find much favor with the very large number of people who like an enjoyable book, not too profound. It is the story of young Scotch lad, who, on the death of his amiable and excellent Christian parents removes to America, the land of his father, and with the small property left him by his parents engages Tn business in Mobile and tEere finds true friends and warm hearts and lovely bride, who is a pure and exemplary Christian young woman. The happy pair find unalloyed happiness, which IS all too brief, the wife dying in early life. Various other characters, young people and elderly people, appear In the story. The most noticeable of the lat ter is a music professor with very romantic history The book teaches in a most entertaining manner a beautiful relipious lesson" In this exciting age of extravagant literature, says John Tyler Butts of tha book, 'it is refresh ing indeed to find a book which breathes. only refinement, repose and purity" and this is story which even the most careless could not read with out feeling better impulses and nooler intentions" The talented author of the charming volume is a very young Wo- man. She possesses an intense com prehensive nature, has known many of the vicissitudes of life and felt most keenly it's disappointment. In her veins flows the blood of the best of our colonial settlers, No thinking person can fail to see the merit in this ad- mirable book
 "A Short History of the American Trotting and Pacing Horse" is the chief title of an excellent new book by Hen " T Coates, and with it is well pre- pared article on "The American Trot- ting Turf in 1899 and 1s00' by A. M Gillam. and valuable, practical article for all who have to do with the ''care of horses entitled What to Do. Before tte Veterinary Surgeon Comes" by George Fleming, F. R. c. V. 8. The book is published by Henry T. Coates & Co, Philadelphia It is unquestiona- blv a book which all owners of horses should possess. The author says in his preface, Loving a horse for himself alone, and not rating him as mere ra- cine machine to be cast aside when no longer a money getter the aut hor has made lust such book as he would give to any one handling his own horses" and then sends it forth on it's message into the world of letters, The table of contents embraces besides what is above stated, the following: Some Useful Hints, Suggestions and Opinions on Training and Conditioning; Rules for Track Laying; Tables of Pedigrees of Famous Horses; and a Moral for Horsemen The book has the following Illustrations of famous horses: Gold smith Maid in Ter twenty-sixth year; Dexter in his twenty fifth year; Fran ces. Alexander; Trinket: Harry Wilkes and Saladin. The book is warmly com mended to all lovers of horses. For