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new BOOKS.

THE WORK OF WALL STREET. BY
Serene s. Pratt:
published by d. Appleton & Co. For
sale by Preston q Rounds. N3)
A new work In Appleton's Business
Series 10 this important, informing and
highly readable contribution about the
purpose, scope and machinery of the A.
nancial focus OF the country 1t is a
book that In calculated TO find a ready
market since the story of the street in
whatever intelligent form Is doubtless
more interesting to more people than the
latest and biggest selling historical ro-
nance. And this work Ia not only ex-
hausdve and authoritative but II is writ
ten In way that the man who wants TO
know can understand and appreciate as
readily as the man who thinks ne knows,
or who actually does know. A frontispiece
illustrates the new home OF the Stock Ex-
change In one Of the most beautiful Of
the worlds examples OF classic architec-
ture.
Opening with a chapter devoted to a
brief and crisp history OF Wall Street end
the development OF its works for some-
thing over century, the book covers in
due proportion the several elements some
or them exceedin sly simple some OF them
elaborate structures built up through the
experiences OF the years, that all go TO
make the machinery OF the Exchange
and it's ramificaticns out through the
world of banking TO the world OF human
AFFAIRS in the many lines of business and
pursuit. IL is not a mere compendium
OF dictionary or encyclopaedia sort
but every subject IL treated IN a measure
due Its Importance and In graphic Ian
guage calculated TO interest as well as
enlighten. There are chapters on related
economic phenomena such as panics and
corners and much else that appertains.
As an authority and an interesting book
TO boot Mr.. Pratts work Is about incom-
parable.
RACQUETs TENNIS AND SQUASH.
BY r. II. Miles:
/ published by d. Appleton Co. For
sale by Preston & Rounds si60)
We guess there is nothing that the rae
] qust- player the tennis or squash player,
can learn from book lore that is not to
be found I'm this newest work about the
international and cousinly sports. Mr..
Miles has the record of amateur cham
pion OF the world at singles and OF Eng
land at doubles I'm racquets: amateur
tennis champion OF the world, and ANA
teur squash tennis champion Of America.
IL isn't every scholar who can teach what
he knows. but Mr. Miles seems 10 have
developed the art OF elucidating the SUBJ
jects I'm which he Is so proficient a prac-
titloner I'm n highly interesting style that
IL calculated 10 instil practical knowledge
in the humble worker I'm the courts and
give desirable points 10 the expert. The
book Is illustrated with 20 photographs
and diagrams and is just as pra cticai.
evidently. as "A book can be made There
Is historical Biographical and personal
matter; hints on training and an exposl-
tion OF methods, the latter being es-
peoially well elucidated by the liberal 81
Illustrations from photographs OF players
IN action. Authoritative rules OF the game
are Incorporated and indeed IL seems
pretty safe TO assume that few questions
Of fact can be asked on the subject OF
contemporary interest that will not be
found clearly and authoritatively an
swered in Mr. Miles fne work.
THE STORY OF ALCHEMY. by NJ. NJ
Pattlsen Muir
(Publ shed by n. Appleton g. Co For
sale by Gregory
The newest book I'm Appieton's "1Abra-
~ OF Useful Stories" the popular and
authoritative science studies that are
made UP at the modest price OF thirty
Ave cents to the buyer, IL devoted TO the
curious and significant science" Of al
cheny "a practiced until we'll into the
eighteenth century indeed until chemistry
had secured so strong n foothold that
the strongly contrasting science which
had concerned mankind for centuries
simply have 10 give way.
To the unscientific the work OF the old
alchemists has ever had n curious fasci.
nation. IL has been made the subiect OF
song and story. OF romance and tragedy.
IL appears that Its history is hardly less
interesting 10 the trained student OF
chemistry. for certainly the author OF
this Useful Story" about II, n fellow and
praelcctor In chemistry OF Cambridge,
(Eng..D takes a real interest and possess
ses n good deal OF sentiment as Indicated
by the pieasurable method with which
he presents his story for the reader. The
book IN full Of illustrative quotation