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and even then Europe furnished 1t, for the
purpose of making the translation. The
contribution to the literature Of the times
for 1t permits an accurate conception Of
the attitude of the Filipinos toward the
friars. Mr.. Gannett was on the staff of
the first Philippines commission, headed by
! President Schurman of Cornell, and in this
capacity became deeply interested in the
! Fiipinos and their history.
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BATTLES, 17541sOo.
| Compiled from official sources by Newton A
Strait. Washington.
| The compiler, an employe Of the pension
| bureau. has prepared a handbook Of con-
| siderable value. 1t contains, as shown by
! the main title, list Of every battle and
| skirmish in which American troops have
| fought, in the wars of the revolution and
| the rebellion, the Mexican war, the war of
| 1912, the Spanish-American war and the
campaign in the Philippines; a summary of
| the events of each of these disturbances;
a summary Of casualties of each of the later
| wars; also of the casualties OF each en-
gagement of the Spanish war; table Of
the troops sent to the Philippines and Of
the troops engaged in the Spanish cam
paign; a statement of the troops furnished
by the various states in the civil and Span
| ish wars; list Of naval vessels, and con-
siderable miscellaneous information, in
Guiding brief statement Of interest to vet
Grams as to the scope of the pension laws.
The book shows evidences of careful COM
pilation and contains much information of
value for ready reference.
DoLINDA AND THE TWINS with 'Duggle" in
the Rear; Being the Memoir of Naughty Girl:
BY Dora Harvey Munyon, AN, author Of
"Fialf-Hour Stories,'' etc. New York: The
Abbey Press.
Mrs. Munyon Is already we'll known In the
literary world through her various stories
and her bright newspaper letters. She is
a member Of the League of American Pen
city. and a prominent member of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution. Her
present book is brightly written sketch
of the life of lively youngster. whose es-
capades are alternately stirring and anus
ing. It Is evidently In some degree bio
lines of Mrs. Munyon's early career
quaint Quaker atmosphere pervades the
story.
QUESTIONS OF EMPIRE. By Lord Rosebery.
New York: Thomas Y Crowen and Co.
Lord Rosebery's Rectorial address was
delivered before the students of the Univer-
sity Of Glasgow on the 10th Of November,
1900. It is a solemn and significant presen-
tation of the duties Of imperialism, with
clear recognition Of what England has done
and is doing for herself and the world. He
points out the perils of complacency and
negligence. He shows the lofty ideal OF em-
pire, but he knows that 1t is to be MAIN
tdiAeu anu EXTENDED py desert anu not py
arms
LINCOLN: address; delivered before
ber 13. 1900: By Joseph Il. Ghoate, Ambassa-
dor Of the U. s. to Great Britain. New York:
Thomas Y. Crowell and Company.
THE RIVERSIDE BIOGRAPHICAL. SERIES
THOMAS JEFFERSON. BY Henry Childs Mer-
win. Boston: Houghton, Mifnin and Company.
Washington: William Balantyne and Sons
THE RIyERsDE BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES
PETER COOPER. BY Rossiter W. Raymond.
Boston: Houghton Mifhn and Company. Wash.
ington: VIM. Baliantyne and Sons.
THE RIVERSIDE BIOGRAPHICAL SERIES
WILLIAM PENN. By George Hodges Boston,
Houghton. Mifain and Company. Washington:
VIM. Ballantyne and Sons.
IAN LOVEL'S BOY. By Rowland E. Robinson.
= Boston: Houghton, Minlin and Companv wash
inston: VIM. Bailantyne and Sons.
WE'D BY THE MIGHTY WAVES: n Romance OF
Galveston: BY Sue 0feenleaf. Illustrated. Chi.