Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26

Comrades in Arms" is the title Of
the latest novel by General Charles
King. The story begins at a frontier
army post among the Black Hills Of
Dakota just before the breaking out Of
the Spanish war, and then shifts to
the Philippines.
The first series Of Home Thoughts"
by "C."-otherwise Mrs. James Farley
Cox-has grown into favor so sub
stantially that, together with the Sec
ond series, it has been selected for a
place in the public school Libraries Of
several Of the western States, and the
publishers, A. S. Barnes & Co., New
York, have found it necessary to issue
at once fifth edition.
presidential Problems" is the title
of volume by former President GrOv-
er Cleveland, which the Century Com
pany is to bring out. 1t is said to
contain clear, vigorous discussions Of
some Of the grave questions which
confronted Mr.. Cleveland while Presi-
dent. Among them are the Venezuela
boundary controversy, the Chicago
riots, the bond issue and the independ-
ence Of the executive.
DR.. Charles A. Briggs new book
On "The Ethical Teachings of Jesus"
is noteworthy publication Of Charles
Scribner's Sons. DR.. Briggs has at
tracted no little attention and COM
Inent by his views on the higher criti-
cism of the Bible. Much of his previ-
Gus teachings and writings has been
OH plane of scholarship that renders
them unadapted to the general read
er. In the present work he has aim
ed by the adoption Of simple, natural
style and an avoidance Of technicali-
ties, to make the result of his Undue
tive study of the teachings of Jesus ap-
propriate for popular reading.
William Heinemann, the London
publisher, has acquired from Henry
Holt & Co. the English rights of the
late Guy Wetmore Carryls story Of
life in the American colony in Paris,
1.-THE Transgression of Andrew Vane."
And the MessrS. Holt will publish in
this country Frederick Gerstackers
"Germelshausen," the tale Of the ro-
mantle experiences Of a young Ger
man painter on tour afoot through sshe
valley Of the Vera. Herr Gerstack,SS's
"Irrfahrten,' published by the Same
house, has been found especially adapt
ed to use in school classes, and the
publication of his later novel has been
undertaken with a view to the same
market
Captain Ralph Bonehill whose books
for boys are meeting an appreciation
among the present generation Of
youngsters akin to that aroused by
the stories of Oliver Optic and Hora-
tic Alger thirty years ago, is about
to commence a new Outdoor" series
with a story entitled THE. Island
Camp; Or, the Young Hunters Of Lake
port" 1t is to be published by A..
S. Barnes & Co., and will contain
numerous illustration Other 'juve-
niles" to be issued by this firm are
1.-THE Three Prisoners" a story of ad-
venture in the Civil War, by William
HI. Shelton, illustrated by Jay Ham
bidge, and ''The Search, Story of the
Frontier. by e. p. Weaver.
Mrs. A. D. t. Whitney, long famous
as the author Of many semi-religious
novels and stories extremely popular
with girls and young women, has adj
ded yet another enviable laurel to her
already generous supply. She recent
ly passed her eightieth birthday, and
she celebrated it by the publication of
her latest book. 'Biddy's Episodes"
like all it's numerous predecessors, is
reported a sweet, strong, and sensible
story, Of general interest, yet less like
ly to prove popular with men that with
women. Between the publication of
"Biddy's Episodes" and "Faith Cart
ney's Girlhood," the first notable sue
cess Of the woman who has achieved
the seemingly impossible in attaining
wide popularity with stories of reli-
gious flavor, interviewed a period Of
just forty-one years.