The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-21

The New Amsterdam Book Company,
New York, announce for publication in
March an unabridged reprint of Joe
Miller's Jest Book" An innovations
which Will add materially to the value
of the book to the general reader will
be an index.
The New Amsterdam Book Company
have just added to their Common
The Wild Northland," by General Sir
William Francis Butler, X. C. B, But
ler's account of his trip with his haul
ing dog, Cerf-Vola, is graphic and en-
tertaining.
The success of PUSSY Meow" by S.
Louise Patterson, published by George
w. Jacobs and Company, of Philadel-
phia, indicates that the volume bids
fair to gaining the wide reputation
which it so richly deserves.
A volume entitled "Of America" is
about to be published in the Danish
language by Brentano's, New York.
The author, Carl Fischer Hansen, is
we'll known both in New York and Co
penhagen. Brentano's will also issue
during the next few weeks new editions
of VOlney Streamer's volumes, What
Makes a, Friend" and "In Friendships
Name" The first Of these books of Sc
lections of choice sayings in prose and
poetry has already run through seven
editions. OF the latter no less than
thirteen editions have been exhausted.
A book soon to be issued by Lewis,
Scribner G. Co. is Captain James Law
renee, U. S. NJ" by Lieutenant Com
mander Albert Gieaves, u. S. N. Few
of us know anything Of Lawrence ex-
cept for his heroic dying words, Don't
give up the ship" but Commander
Gleaves shows us that he figured in
many other historical events.
The February Century has remark
able set of pictures in colors, being in
teresting and beautiful studies of the
aurora borealis made by Frank Wilbert
Stokes while in the Arctics, in the fall
of 1892, and are really worthy the sub
jeCt. They reproduce In tint for the
first time in a popular magazine the
wonderful effects of the aurora. Henry
Loomis Nelson writes Interestingly Of
the United States senate. There is
plenty of good fiction in the number.
Lovey Mary visits Miss Why and goes
with Mrs. Wigs and all the family on
a picnic. The second part of Abigail
H. Fitch's when the Consul Came to
Picking" carries it's characters to safety
through some thrilling adventures.
THE Yellow VAN continues. There Is
wit in Virginia Frazer Boyle's Her
Freedom" and much pathos in Kate
W. Hamilton's THE Baby From Rug
den story, too, knights to the Res
cue" by Elizabeth Cherry Waltz. JUS
tin H. Smith contributes another chap
ter in his Prologue of the American
Revolution" Professor George f.
Woodbury. writes of the Chivers papers.
William Gage Erving describes his one
hundred and eighty mile trip from
Khartum to Cairo in an Adirondack
canoe, and Lille Hamilton French
WI les VI MY OIu @VItiCls
Most important of the stories in the
February st. Nicholas (the Century
Coz of course, is the new installment
of Howard Pyle's THE Story of King
Arthur and His Knights which tells
of the sable knight and how King Ar
thur fought with him, even unto grie-
Castle of the Beeches' Is a good old
fashioned story of buried treasure.
Jack London's "In Yeddo Bay" will de-
light every adventurous, loyal Ameri-
can lad. Charles Newton Hoods The
North Shore Limited has the merit of
being as true as 1t is exciting. Joseph
Blenthen's The Fire Cat" gives besides
its thrills a fascinating story Of an In
dian superstition and an Indian hero s
bravery. Some animal, sketches. an ac-
count of child life in Germany and
verse and pictures written and designed
for the hearts and eyes Of the girls and
boys, fill up the February number.
Country Life in America for February
takes one to California and Florida
and to many pursuits Of the outdoor
world during the month. 1.-THE Renter
in a Country Town" is true story of
the making of home, written by a
successful novelist, and "Shelburne
Farms" describes DR.. w. Seward
Webb's seat, an ideal country place on
Lake Champlain; while 1.-THE Orange in
Florida and California together with
numerous other articles. shows the pro
| fitable side of a delightful horticultural
| pursuit for amateur and professional
growers. Other charming illustrated
articles tell of Carnations and How to
Grow Them" The st. Bernard Dog
and how the Alpine mastiff was discov-
cred to Americans, besides a fund of
timely information and suggestions for
plant growing. sport, poultry raising
and kindred subjects that interest the
country lover.
The complete novel in the February
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