The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-27
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS OF
 THE SEASON

Har. PennycOOk's Roy and Other Sto-
 ries," by J. J. BeII-"sanna," by Miss
 WaiIer-W. ID. MCracken's aFaIr
 Land of TyroI"-Fortheoming Books
 --MagazInes.
 Abounding in human interest. and thoroughly delightful book, is "aIr. Pennycook's Boy and Other Stories by ]. J. Bell. whose Wee Macgregor" cap- tivated thousands of readers. Penny cooks Boy" etc, is a capital collection of studies of child life in the streets Of the plain people in Glasgow, Scotland. MT. Bell is at his best in the narration of short stories. and his new book can not fail of the hearty welcome which it deserves. (Harper & Brcthers); S1.25; for sale by the Pease. Lewis company.
 The instant and conspicuous success of Miss Walters ''The Woodcarver of Olympus" bespeaks a, keen interest ill her new novel. which is entitled San na," published by Harper & Brothers. Just as in the previous story, when one came into intimate touch with the woods and hills of the Green mountains, 80 in "Sanna" one breathes the pun gent salt air and feels the charm of the delightfully."- quaint old town of Man. tucket "Sanna' is a capital character, absolutely bewitching in her girlish CO., quetry and charm. ''Sanna'' is well come story that cannot fail to engross ff,af fa.e1 do,. .t1 ft,fa n. fAT. sale by the Pease, Lewis company.
 w. D. McCracken's Fair Land of Tyrol," published by l.. c. Page & Co.,, Boston, is pervaded with a rare charm. It breathes in every page the evidence that it was written by a devoted lover of the land, it's people and it's beautiful landscapes. It is a book of travel which abounds with interesting anecdotes of history, of biography, and with a great deal of interest regarding the people, their habits, modes of life, customs, folk lore, feasts and other social events, the hotels, landlords and the conspicuous features of general interest of the land itself. The volume is delightfully."- and liberally illustrated, and is a work of permanent value, very suitable for a gift book and desirable for the library, public or private: $1.60 net; for sale by the E. P. Judd company.
 It is now four years since the sweet mess, freshness and tenderness of Truth Dexter" captivated and deligh- ted the reading public, and Sidney Me Cali has devoted these years to the careful writing of "The Breath of the Gods,'' announced for publication by Little, Brown and Company in May. Those who have read the manuscript of the new book say that it is story of unusual power, with strong, original and unexpected plot, closely knit and vividIy unfolded, and replete with striking situations. The scenes are laid in Washington and Japan.
 The scenes of John H. Whftson's new western story, Justin Wingate, Ranchman,' are laid in Colorado, where the author is thoroughly ac- quainted. In the capacity of a news paper correspondent Mir. Whitson first visited that state immediately after the discovery of gold at Cripple Creek, when that famous town was wild mining camp. He is even more famil- far with ranch life, the theme of his new novel, for in 1885, at the time of the land boom in Western Kansas, Mir Whitson, on account of i'll health, set, tied on the plains, and for seven years was engaged in cattle raising. At pres ent MT. Whitson lives in Cambridge, Mass. His two previous novels, Bar bara, a Woman of the West" and 'The Rainbow Chasers,'' have had a large sale. t-. .s--
 At a recent meeting of the Michigan State Teachers association, MT. l.. M Jones, president of the Michigan State Normal college and author of the Jones Readers spoke on Literature for the Primary Grades" Ginn and Company offer to send a copy of Presi- dent Jones recent monograph, "What Are Our Young People Reading?" to any address on request.
 In the new Encyclopaedia Americana, to be published in the latter part of this year, pr. David Eugene Smith, the we'll known authority on the teaching of mathematics and the author of the Smith Arithmetics, will contribute arti- cles on the history of elementary and secondary mathematics.
 Dr. Edmund von Mach, author of "Greek Sculpture: Its Spirit and Prin- ciples" (Ginn and Company, is plan ming to spend the summer in Europe where he will visit all the important museums,
 Otis Ashmore, superintendent of schools at Savannah, Ga., is engaged in Investigating practical school problems MT. Ashmore has recently written a Manual of Pronunciation" (Ginn and Company publishers.) 7.
 Mcclure, Phillips and Company have just issued an expensive portfolio containing half dozen portraits of mo- ted authors of the day--Charles Wag- risr, A. Conan Doyle, Henry Harland Stewart, Edward White, Finley Peter Dunne and Booth Tarkington. The pic lures were drawn by the Well-knowr English artist, Scotson-C Clark and are in imitation of the style of the old wood cut.
 "A Visit to Washington on the Eve oi +t,a 9friviI 48War,' ia tihe file If annthe,