The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23
Among the Publishers.

The verses in Rudyard Kiplings lust
So Stories have been set to music by Ed
ward German, and Doubleday, Page & Co.
will publish them shortly In the Just So
Song Book
The publication of Mr.. Winston Church
ills novel, THE Crossing" is again post
poned. The Macmillan Company now an,
nounces that the book will not be published
until after the list Of January.
In attractive form giving both the French
original and it's English translation. printed
parallel on opposite pages. La Rochefou-
cauld's "Maxims'' has been issued by the
A. Vessels Company. New York.
The j. b. Lppincott Company will have
ready for publication in December Suplee's
Mechanical Engineers Reference Book"
the demand for which, it is reported, has
printing.
1.-The Art of Characterization" by Mr..
Francis l.. Wellman, Of the New York bar.
gives the result of his experience in ex-
amining and cross-examining witnesses. to-
gether with illustrations of cross-examina-
ton from celebrated trials and descriptions
of the methods of the masters or the art.
1t is announced by the Macmillans.
Mr.. Curtis's latest book. To-day in Syria
and Palestine" is announced by the Flem-
ing II. Rever Company. 1t is illustrated
interesting by figuring in New Testament
history; the wall of Damascus, where Paul
was let down; the house of Simon, the tan
ner: the street in Damascus, which Is
called straight" and many others.
A chapter of unusual interest in 1.-THE
Story of Labor Agitator.' by Joseph
Buchanan, which the Outlook Company is
to publish soon, is one entitled THE Last
Appeal" 1t tells the dramatic story of the
attempt to rescue from the gallows the Chi
cago Anarchists who were condemned for
participation in the Haymarket riots. The
author relates the incidents of two secret
conferences with the late Governor Oglesby
on behalf of the condemned men, which
have never before been made public. Mr..
Buchanan is the only man now living who
was present at them.
The w. A. Wilde Company (Boston), an
nounces the publication of a pre-exposition
volume upon the st. Louis fair entitled
"Out of a Fleur-de- Lis"-the history and
romance of the louisiana purchase EXPOSE
ton, by Claude III. Wetmore. This volume
will be profusely illustrated with pictures
of the grounds and buildings, portraits of
the most prominent personages connected
with the fair and an original of the signing
of the Louisiana purchase treaty. 1t will
also contain an official map of the EXPOSE
ton grounds. This volume will bear the off,
cial Endorsement of the Worlds Fair Com
pany-
More than twenty years ago DR.. Edward
Everett Hale went to Europe, leaving be-
hind his family of young people IT told
them says DR.. Hale. that there were no
ballads proper in New England history
and proposed to them that while we were
parted from each other We should begin a
series to see IL We could not fill in, in a
way, the blank of the literary history of
our own region" DR.. Hale has now
brought together these ballads in his new
book. "New England History In Ballads. %
which Little, Brown & Co. are about TO
publish The book is also illustrated by
DR. Hale's children.
Harper & Brothers will publish, on Nov.
Is. an important new volume by the au-
thor of 1.-The Martyrdom OF an Empress /"
Under the title, "A keystone OF Empire
the book tells the story Of the life OF EN-
peror Francis Joseph, of Austria The au-
thor is personal friend OF the Emperor
and gives In this biographical work, ii Is