The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-16
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS.
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON

"The BuiIdiag of ths West" by Ripley Hstehcoek-Sstss Coaesraing Forth.
 e0misg Books and Other PubIica-
 ttons.
 'The Building of the West" MT. Ripley Hitchcock's history of the build ing of the west. which Ginn and Com pany of Boston have just issued in attractive style is unusually broad and comprehensive in it's treatment of western history. MT. Roosevelts Win ming of the Vest dealt with the migra- tion across the Alleghanies and the opening of the country east of the Mis- sissippi. The story of the west beyond the Mississippi is told in MT. Hitch cocks history, which has for it's full ti- tie ''The Louisiana Purchase and the Exploration, Early History and Build ing of the West" The first part gives concise history of the Louisiana Pur- chase, beginning with an account of the Spanish and French explorations, and ending with the transfer to the United States. The second part affords narrative summary of the Lewis and Clark expeditions. The third part gives history of the explorations of the west, with accounts of the experiences of Pike, Wyeth, Hunt, Ashley. Colton, Bonneville, Fremont, Prince Maximilian and others. There is also brief histo- ry of the great trails and water routes. The fourth part describes the develop ment of mining, the cattle industry the pony express, railroad building and oth- CT features of that period. There is also sketch of the influence of the steam boat, the struggle for Free Soil" the relation of the Louisiana Purchase to the civil war, and other historical fea- turess on the economic side, the geo. graphical consequence of the Louisiana Purchase and the importance of it's pro- duction of wheat and corn and it's min eral wealth are indicated. An elaborate appendix gives a statistical summary Of the Louisiana Purchase at present, arranged by states. The history con- tains numerous illustrations and maps. Price s1.25; for sale by all booksellers.
 The current issue of Country Life in America" contains an announcement of prize offers amounting to fifteen hun f7y 5r>l1 l1ax. f<,- 4sa1n graphs of outdoor subjects.
 pr. W. J. Holland, author of "The Butterfly Book" and "The Moth Book" published by Doubleday, Page and Company. is native of the island of Jamaica. and prior to achieving fame as an entomologist was chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylva- mia and clergyman in Pittsburg. pr. Holland is a trustee of the Carnegie In- stitute of Pittsbnrg and. director of the egie Museum.
 Messrs. l.. c. Page and Company an nounce the publication of 'Hemming, the Adventurer," novel by Theodore Roberts, in January The author is brother to Professor Charles c. D. Roberts, the well-knoMn nature writer and poet, and this is his first published book The scenes are laid in London, South America, the West Indies and New York.
 One of the best informed men on Co., lombia and Panama topics is Hon. Will liam l.. Scruggs, who was the United States minister to Colombia from 1871 to 1S79 and again from 1881 to 1887; he was envoy extraordinary and minister pleni- potentiary of the United States to Venezuela from 1889 to 1897. He was the legal adviser and special agent of The Venezuelan government, charged ( with the settlement of the Anglo-Vene- zuelan boundary dispute from 1893 to 1898, and brought it to arbitration in 1897. MT. Scruggs, who was a lawyer and journalist before he became di- plonnat, is the author of several books, the most important of which is his "Co- lombian and Venezuelan Republics" published by Little, Brown and Compa- ny. In discussing the pride of the av- craze Colombian in what was formerly the "State" of Panama MT. Scfuggs says III .Lue lateSC eultlOll or Ills DOCK. sHe believes Panama to be the navel of the world and that at some time or other, and in some manner, not very clear even to his own mind, it will be the source of fabulous wealth. Stran- ger still, he seems to have the impress sion that this particular spot is espec- ially coveted by all the nations of the world, and that the United States of the North Gas he chooses to cali the title of our government is merely awaiting some favorable pretext to take forcible possession of it." MT. Scruggs resides in Atlanta.
 Next spring Houghton, Miff1in and Company are to have volumes of fiction from the following authors: Lafcadio Hearn, Baroness yon Hutten, Hide garde Hawthorne, Andy Adams, Charles Egbert Craddock, Rose E. Young, Fred erick O. Bartlett and Margaret D. Jackson. They will also publish new books by Rollo Ogden, George B. Me Clellan, Henry D. Sedgwick, Washing ton Gladden. N. s. Shaler, W. Startling Burgess and Olive Thorne Miller.
 Henry Holt and Company announce that they expect to issue before the end cf Tay,,1a ysvr n Tp+rod11af iay ta E,oa-