The Indianapolis journal., 1902-07-28
Among the Publishers.

Harper & Brothers are bringing out a
new edition of their Thistle edition of the
waverley novels. There will be forty-eight
new half-tone frontispieces of pictures of
scenes in Scotland.
The c. NJ. Clark Company (Boston) re-
ports that it's latest publication, Miss Pet
ticoats," has gone into it's fortieth thousand.
Messrs. Houghton. MifHin & CO. announce
for immediate publication dramaticaI ar
rangement of Longfellow's Song of Hia-
watha." prepared with special reference to
it's presentation as a play by school chill
dren. 1t has already been successfully given
in Chicago. and it is thought that it will ap-
peal to both teachers and children wherever
the poem itself is known and loved.
Little. Brown & CO. have just added the
following volumes TO their popular Chill
drens Friend Series" Of 12mo, cloth COW
cred. 50-cent juveniles: "Pansies and Water
Lilies by Louisa Nj AlcOtt: THE Dolls
Journey by Louisa. NJ. Alcott; "A Very
nl-Tempered Familt." by Juliana H
Ewing. snap Dragon" by Julfana H.
Ewing; The Little Women Play" and
''The Little Men Play" adapted from Miss
Alcott's stories by Elizabeth l. Gould.
Miss Marie COrelli has named her new
novel Temporal Power; \ Study in Su-
premacy." She thinks this is the most
powerful story she has yet written. The
book Is to be published in this country on
Aug. 2S. by DOdd. Mead & Co. and is de-
scribed as singuiarly striking and pow
erful novel, dealing with a subject which
has never before been treated in fiction.
While ii Is announced rs a romance of the
ruling passion. the author desires it to be
known that IL does not treat of the ruling
passion OF the Pope, but of a still more
powerful potentate.
In olden times the literary class in Wales.
the Bards. formed a close corporation, ad-
mission 10 which was only gained by
long apprenticeship. The Bardic appren-
tice was styled a MabinOg. the traditional
material-mythical. heroic. genealogical-
which had TO acquire Mabinogi-that is
pertaining to the craft of the Mabinog
These old rOmanCes were translated from
the ancient Welsh by Lady Charlotte
Guest: they have been arranged and edited
with notes by Alfred Mutt. who has also
written a preface TO the book. The New
Amsterdam Book Company will be the pub
fishers.
Henry Haynie, whose important work
paris. Past and Present" is TO be issued
in the autumn. was during almost twenty
years the regular correspondent at Paris
for the Boston Herald. the San Francisco
Chronicle. the New Orleans Picayune and
other American newspapers Besides writ
Ing Tor the American press he was on the
stan OF the Paris Figaro, then the leading
journal OF the continent He has for wears
studied Paris from the historical point of
other stranger does. The book is 70 be pub
hshed by the Frederick A Stokes Com
pany.
Books now in the presses OF Messrs.
Thomas Y. Crowell & Co. for presentation
IN the early fall are: Mind Power and
Privileges" a scientific study Of mesmer-
ism, hypnotism. Christian Science, etc, by
Albert 3. Olston: "Thoreau. His Home.
Friends and Books" by Annie Russell
Marble Word Coinage" a study OF slang
and provincialisms. by Leon Mead Eco
nOmicS or Forestry" "A study of forestry
from the standpoint Of political economy
ny b E Fernow; Messages OF the Mas
ters." a series OF discussions Of the spiritu-
al interpretations OF great paintings. by
Armory H. Bradford
dispatch from Oyster Bay saws that
IN his study OF the question OF the. friars
in the Philippines President Roosevelt has
been much interested in reading the book
"Friars and Filipinos." recently published
by Lewis. Scribner & Co, OF New York.
The book Is an abridged translation by Mr.
r. f. Gannett. secretary TO the first Phil
ippine commission. OF DR.. Jose Rizal's
famous 'NOn Ne Tangere" President
Schurman. OF Cornell. who was at the head
OF the commission, prOnounces II s'the hest
thing ever written on the Filipinos" In
terwOven with the graphic descriptions of
conditions In the islands and the clear ex-
position Of the religious question is a love