Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-24

| LAST Hours Of Sheridan's Cavalry, or
| GRANTS Eleven Days Campaign, a re-
print of War Memoranda, by Henry
Edwin Tremain. Late Brevet Brigadier-
General Major, and Aide-de-camp
Irn;ted states Volunteers: II mo.
cloth: nm. $50: Price $3.50 net: New
York: RonnelI Silver and Bowers.
This work represents the carefully
edited no,es of Major Tremain, made
bv him IN the field during the eleven
DAYS camnaign of the cavalry forces
under General preceding Lees surren-
der. TO this has been ADDED at the re-
quest If General ]. P. Cilley editor of
| the Maine Bugle, a chapter ABOUT the
Battle of AppOmattoX, compiled from
the official records of the war depart
ment.
| 1t is needless to say that these notes
| with their wealth and vividnesS of de-
| tail. as presented in their present at
| tractiye FORM make up a book of
absorbing interest. No army in the
worlds history was ever possessed of
| more dash or a more indomitable spirit.
| than the one commanded by General
| who was able in wonderful degree to
| inspire those who served under him
with his own tenacious. daring, and ag-
| gressive qualities. The story of the
great mart borne by him and the forces
under his command, in the final down.
fall of the Confederacy must always be
a source of pride and inspiration to
readers of American history. 1t was a
/ to hnvn hann n1ctini -
pant in the historic events leading up
| to the surrender at AppomatoX-and
| General Tremain gives us of those
| events are the more valuable from the
fact that his notes were made while
| they were yet in progress. His book is
a valuable contribution to the wealth
of historical literature which deals with
| the campaigns of the Civil War, AMI
should be in general demand among all
| who are interested in American history.
A pleasing feature of this book is the
| coSer dc sign. which is an exact re-
production (reducei siZe) of the PEN
nant carried Immediately behind Gen
eral Sheridan to indicate his presence
on the field and his headquarters-the
original of which is in the possession Of
Mrs. Sheridan.
| Flachsmann ais Erzieher, by Otto
Ernest. Edited with introduction and
notes by Elizabeth kingsbury, teach
err of German in Lincoln Academy.
Lincoln, Nebraska. 16mo.; semi
flexible cloth; 1870 pages; portrait.
List price, 40 cents; mailing price, As
cents. Boston: CHM & Co.
The fact that this work has reached
it's 18th thousand in it's German edi-
| lions is perhaps the best proof of its
merit, and it's popularity. 1t gives a
very accurate view of the German pub
lie school system as it exists at the
present time. Moreover, it is wholly
up to date, realistic and free from OBJ
| jectionable features. While the
Language. is conversational and con-
| ventional, it is of especial value to the
| student of German in affording him an
excellent drill in the idioms Of ever:
day speech. The notes are copious
and of great practical value in eluci-
dating historical, biographical, pro-
vincial and idiomatic expressions, as
we'll as the difficult points in grammar
| WHICH are SuCH d SoilSlhdS OooASS Va
trouble to the student. The book will
be found of special value to students in
the second or third year of the study
of German.
Zschokke Der zerbrochene Krug,
edited, with introduction, notes and vo-
cabulary, by Herbert Charles Sanborn,
head instructor in German in the Ban
croft School, Worcester, Mass. 16mo
Semi-fexible cloth: xvi+76 pages.
With frontispicce. List price, % cents;
mailing price, 80 cents. Boston: CHM
& Company.
This story will be found of special
interest and value to- beginners in the
| study of German because of its clear
ness of diction and the simplicity Of its
style. The present edition has been
very carefully prepared with a view to
the needs of students in elementary
German. The vocabulary is complete
and contains the preterites and past
participles of all strong and anomalous
weak verbs found in the text. 1t will
be found of special value to the stu
dent.
The Story of the Churches, the
Episcopalians, by Daniel Delany Addi-
son; cloth; PIP. 252; price, $1.OO; New
York: The Baker & Taylor Co.
| The aim and purpose of this admir-
| able series of books is the putting in
| form for convenient reference of a
uniform set Of church histories, which
is at once condensed and comprehen-
sive. While nearly all denominations
have been honored with greater or less
number of published histories, they
have usually been volumes of such size
and voluminOus details as would dis
courage all readers save special stu
dents of church history. The volumes
in the STORY of the Churches" series
present, within space Of about 252
pages. a full and general view of the
denomination under consideration,
each church being treated in a separ-
ate volume. In writing up the Episco-
palians. DIR. Addison has shown a WON
derful faculty for condensing a large
amount of valuable information into a
small compass. He is recognized as