The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
Minor Mention

.Prophet Of the Kingdom is the title Of
book Of socialstic precepts and parables, by
H S. Frisbie washington: The Neale Pub
fishing company, embodying the advocacy OF
governmental control of all industrial and
other activities and public utilities free trade.
single tax on land abolition of representative
government, abolition of 1nillionaires and the
equalization of wealth and many other things
which are declared to be the things Of the
kingdom of heaven The "Prophet' is made
to teach many things advocated by the cfanks
of the day, presenting some excellent pre-.
cepts, but smothertng them under mass u
impractical rubbish.
Ambrose Pratt in his Franks Duelist''
New York: R. F. Fenno Co. Minneapolis:
Minneapolis Dry Goods company Price, Sl'oo)'
crowds within the covers remarkable sue
cession of daring adventures by daring
London man about town. as an expert duel
| ist. gambler and fascinator Of women. the
neriod is in the reign Of George III. and Pitt
and other big statesmen Of the time figure.
! The Macmillan company have issued new
edition CT Winston Churchill's popular Amer1-
can novel, 1.-THE Crisis with very attractive
illustrations by Howard Chandler Chr!sty, III
Guiding fine portrait OF Abraham ,Llncoln.
Mr., Christy has certainly caught the author
| conception of the beautiful and fascinating
.Mss Jimmy" the heroine Of the book, VINO
has won the hearts of all who have read the
book, and they are host of several hundred
| thousand.
| ..The Kings Rubies'' is the title of a clever
tale for boys and girls by, Adelaide Fuller
Bell philadelphia: H. T. Coates & Co. Price,
sly who very ingeniously makes two rubies
! the means of bringing together long separated
! families and inevitably draws out the COM
passion of her readers for the plucky boy the
| hero of the tale, who had more than his
share Of mscontruction and unjust sus-
! pcion of theft laid upon him.
| ~
issued YOUTH a volume of stories from Nc
| Clures Magazine relating to children and
| Youth There are seven stories in all and
! they are all good, notably "a Little Feminine
Casabianca," and THE Little Boy and His
| Pa" .--
The American Book company, 521-531 Wa
| bash avenue Chicago, have issued 'The Con-
quest of the Old Northwest and It's Settlement
! by Americans by James Baldwin the
hook is admirably adapted for younger read
ers 1t begins with the, French colonization
about 1875 ana continues to the completion OF
the American conquest in 1882, and most IN
terestingly reveals the great Importance OF
that period The old northwest included the
TERRITORY from which have been formed the
states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and
Wisconsin and part of Minnesota.
| In the Riverside Biographical series (Bos-
ton: Houghton. Mitf1in & Co. Minneapolis:
n Mccarthy. Price, IS cents metz, have ap-
peared "Washington Irving by henry w.
| Boynton, and alexander Hamilton by
Charles A. Conant. Price, IS cents volume.
The portraits in these volumes are very fine
and they are attractive in every way.
Henry B. Fuller's 'Under the Slkylights'
! (New York: D. Appleton & Co. Price, s1.5o),
! is a volume of stories which show better lit"
erarv qualities than the authors '"rhe
| Cheyalier of Pensieri-Vani," "The Downfall
Of Abner Joyce" and Little O'Grady vs. the
Grindstone," appear for the first time, while
| CDR Gowdy and the Squash has been pub
ltshed in Harper's. The latter is a very clever
satire on the progress Of art, presumably IN
Chicago, and Jared the delineator OF squashes
and DR.. Gowdy, are types easily recognizable
The author hits with his satire the dllettant
| who make 6. fad OF the social piooienl "ne
| leave it unsolved.
| "I,ester's Luck is the title of a capital story
| for bovs by Horatio Alger, Jr. philadelphia
| Henry T. Coates & Co.. which tells. in very
interesting way Of the progress OF poor
orphan boy from poverty to wealth, by MS
own pluck, industry and fine disposition
The Saalfeld Publishing company, Akron
Ohio. has issued History in Rhymes ano
Jingles," by A. G. Flick, PHI D., professor Of
1Nuronean history in Syracuse university
| illustrated by c. T. Hawley OF that institution
The idea Of the author TO fix In cnlldren
minds dates and occurrences and distinguished
names in history by rhymes with iflustra
pupils and home tutelage, is commemorate
VERY young children get Impressions easll!
and remember and retain them and II the!
can early get into their receptacles OF rae
the name OF Watt, the father OF the steam
engine: of Molly Pitcher, who fought
Monmouth: Of Benedict Arnold, as a repulsiv
; traitor: of Ben Franklin, the philosopher ant
natriot. and Of many other people and events
with dates, etc.. 1t will be gain to them
as a. preliminary to historic study. IN
, illustrations are excellent and the rhymes Ger
tainly have an attractive jingle
Laird & Lee, Chicago, have issued me
mortal literary edition Of 'tThe Iiife-Work o
William Mckinley" by Edward T. Roe. IN
volume embodies a very excellent blograph
of the martyred president, illustrated wit
sixty half-tone engravings and text, ctchlngs
} some of them specially made for the work
The author was one of President Mckinley
, classmates at the Albany law school and
has effectively presented his friend as q
example Of patriotic and noble. type.
J The Laurel Song Book, /" edited by w. /
Tomlins Boston: c. c. Birchard 5Coo, j
j, intended for advanced classes in schools
3 academies, choral societies, ETC., and repre-
{ sents the best songs and choruses for youn
3 students. The volume reflects considerabl
l amount Of the work of American composer
! and poets Lowell, Poe, Fenimore Cooper
. Walt Whitman, Emerson, Whittier, Holmes
! O'Reilly, Bryant, being among the latter
, Among the composers represented are .schu
q mann, Bach Mendelssohn Hadley, Gi1christ
: Wagner, Kelley, Handel, Beethoven, Haydn