Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-04-02
A NEW WORK.

records OF the Washington and Madrid
governments and the expenditure OF
over half million dollsrs the National
Press has lust completed its great work
on the history OF the United States, en-.
tirlsd 1.-THE Students RI ference Ii.
brsry.n Upon q careful review OF the
several thousand pages of this work
the reader will fod it The most
fascinating history Of the country ever
published. The dictionary arrange
ment of the work, whereby every item
of auy historic interest all the way from
Columbus TO the present day is seen at
a glance. is q new thing IN the art oil
the book making world. A work OF
this arrangement will be OF indespenss-
Bile value in every home aud no library
will be complete without it. The work
ia in six handsome volumes.
History Is not only the most ir S ruct-
i've, but it is the most delightful Of
literary creations when interestingly
narra ed-pot as dry annals. so terrible
a tax on the memory, nor 10 sermon
izing manner. The authors OF the
Students Reference Library have iol-
lowed the sensible course by narratipg
every fact in an entertaining manner
aud showing the philosophy OF history.
Every fact ia treated 10 way to give
the reader downright entertain ment,
while his or her mind Is being filled
with the events described. The truth,
when delightfully."- told, pot sesses great
err lustre than the most fascinating
| work of fiction, and the Students Ref.
erence Library from beginning TO end
Is mine OF intellectual enjoyment.
Volume one is devoted to Columbus,
ia which his life, discovery, adventures
and disappointments are re-counted In
manner which is an Acknowledged
Improvement on the modus operaDdi OF
the majority who have written OF him.
II Is truly as thrilling as tragedy and
charming "a q romance. The concep.
ton of the discoveries by Columbus
aud the planting Of Spanish power in
the West Ipdies is graphically told. as
is also the cor quest OF Mexico by Cor
ttz. which constitutes the most exciting
CHI 81 pier OF the history.
TIE second aud third volumes tell
the truly wonderful history of America
and are written 10 the vein which has
made Prof. Ridpath one of the most
popular historisns. He recites the ex.
tremely interesting legends OF the
Morse discoveries and of other pre-
Columbian voyages. Then follow the
, pleasing tales from the Icelandic S,ges,
after which the authentic history OF the
country ia described aud the rise ard
growth of the great republic OF the
United States. Everything is grspbi-
cally told-wars, episodes, policies,
measures aud great public characters OF
! the country graphically portrayed from
its discovery 10 the beginning OF me
Spanish American war.
The fourth volume is an exhaustive
critical and exact history of the Span
ish- American war, the Cuban rebellion
and the war 10 the Philippine ISLANDS.
Every engagement on land and ses is
described 10 q thrilling manner. All
information concerning the P0lliplir o
. Islands, Hawaii. Porto Rico, Isle Of
. Pines, Guam, Wake Island, Tulila, ETC.,
are given 10 this volume. The Issues
. which have been precipitated by the
results of the war ere given In full
and interesting manner, so that the
3 reader can form bis opinions without
having to read bulky WORKS 10 order to
reach conclusions.
The fifth and sixth volumes COM
,, prise an encyclopedia dictionary of
American history in which more than
10. 600 iucId snts, battles, biographies,
measures, discoveries and historic C.
curreuces are described. This remark.
able work Is of the greatest importar ce
, aud fills long felt want. Its useful
ness is equsled only by Webster's Die
tionary. the work is exhaustive srd
as reference books they are simply in
/, valuable. All the gu jects are arrange
alphabe ically, so that anything con-
corning the American nation can be
found IL moment. More than FIVE
years were spent in preparing this great
historical lexicon, and the work has
b en- brought down to the close Of
McKiDley's first term SO as TO include
ali the questions growing out Of the
Spanish war, the war lin the Philip
pines and the issues which entered into
; the Presidential campaign of 1900.
VI Typhographicslly the work is ell
| that could be desired. Clear and large
q type have been used, the embellisE-
ments are superb-a rich gallery Of
photogravure illustrations-and the
binding beautiful, altogether rendering
, a the perfection OF the book-mskers
I art.
, It ia the only work giving the au-
thor zsd records from the government
. at Washington, and all alphabetically
, arranged. Every fact is absolutely
authentic and is found at glance.
Among the authors of this fam Gus work
are James w. Buell., Ph.D., historian
and traveller; J. Franklin Jameson, Pb.
: D., professor of history In Brown UGi.
verify; Marcus J. Wright, Bureau Of
Government Statistics, and John Clark
, Ridpath. LID.
, Mr.. E J. Black well, agent OF the
Students Reference Library, has been
in the city for several da, exhibiting
|, the work, aud all who have examined
it have unhesitaiiDgly pronounced it
the ne plus ultra of American history.
Mr.. Blackwell has testimonials 10 its
merit from numbers of well-known
students tf history, among them L. s.
NJ. Curry. Among other things con.
corning it the latter says:
i expected to find the usual ex psrte state
ments OF the causes Of the war between tho
States and of the scenes and acts Of the terri
bio tragedy. On the contrary, with com
pactness and c.earness, the operations Of both
Union and Confederate are given and there
iss Judicial impsrtislity, historic fsirnees,
which deserves high praise Fair
J ness and Justice are the marked features Of
the chapters. The work is the hopeful iDdi-
cation OF new era in modern American bis
tory. and trust it will receive the pst onsgel
it deserves"
Mr.. K. Hammer. Superintendent OF