The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-04-08

and the settlement of the Philippine ls- lands.
 In a concise but picturesque way the work presents study of the founders of modern civilization in the old world and in the new. The authors acquain- tance with the Philippines has added ' largely to the effectiveness of the pie ! ture he has drawn. The novel setting invests the story with fresh charm and ] interest.
 The book is adapted for use as sup plementary reader in the last three grades of the grammar school. It has one hundred and ffty-one pages and is | fully illustrated. List price forty cents; mailing price forty-five cents For sale by leading booksellers. Short Stories From American His tory" by Albert F. Blaisdell, author of Stories from English History" ''The Story of American History" etc, etc.; and Francis K. Ball, instructor in the Phillips Exeter Academy; published by Ginn and Company, Boston.
 This is the fourth book ill the Blais-
 
 intended for use as a supplementary reader in the fourth and fifth grades of elementary schools, or as collateral reading in connection with a formal textbook of a somewhat higher grade.
 There are in the book eighteen vivid narratives of dramatic events which took place during the first two hundred years in the history of our country. Each story is replete with personal in- cidents and anecdotes which will at- tract the young reader because of their presentation of the picturesque life of our fore.athers.
 The book is fully provided with illus atrations, most of which are the work of artists who make a speciality of his torical subjects. The work has one hundred and forty-six pages and is handsomely illustrated List price for ty cents; mailing price forty-five cents For sale by leading booksellers.
 The Harpers report that the greater lpart of their special limited edition oi Mrs Hun1phry Wards ''The Marriage of William Ashe" was exhausted with. in ten days after the publication of the novel. This special edition was in two volumes, of which nine hundred ant seventy-two sets were printed, each au. tographed by Mrs. Ward. The limited edition of Lady Roses Daughter
 there were only three hundred and fiji. ty sets in that case, is said to have beer disposed of in two days. As to the less sa,,n fato4 ,.e it is reported that in England the 'firs large impression was sold before publi cation" and the second satisfied tn, demand for but few days The Ca nadian publisher, William Briggs, alst reports large sales. In general the pub fishers say the new novel has solt faster than Lady Roses Daughter, for which for some unnamed number O days after publication sale of a thou
 sand copies a day was estimated.
 Mcclure, Phillips and Company vii publish in a week or two Felix Adler Enew volume 'tThe Religion of Duty
 The author haa essays entitled "Firs Steps Toward Religion, /" Changes il { the Conception of God" 'The Religion of Duty 'The Consolation of the Reli zion of Duty" Sc.
 MT. J. s. McLain has aimed to mak
 his Alaska and the Klondyke' (Mc Cure, Phillips and Company at once ; guide book and an entertaining bool
 of travel. In 1903 he accompanied tn
 members of the subcommittee of tn
 senate committee on territories whel
 they made their trip through Alaska
 His volume takes the form of running
 narrative of the journey, and contain all the first4hand information about tn
 country he was able to gather. -l There will be some curiosity if report : of the books quality are true to knov , who is the author of ''The Yelloy , War" This is.heralded as an extreme ly brilliant, graphic narrative of event F in the great struggle in the far east, series of word-sketches to which, say
 the London Telegraph, "in point of viv , i'd picturesqueness and brillance of col bring, it would be difficult to find pal allel in literature of this kind' Som guesses have been made at the identit of "O," as the writer signs himself From the similarity of style and hand ling it is supposed that the book is fror the same pen as "On the Heels of D Wet' the author of which was said , be Mir. Lionel James. It will be put
 lished by Mcclure, Phillips and Com i, panyy
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 John H. Whitson. the author of ''Th Rainbow Chasers." has written in hi
 new book, Justin Wingate, Ranch ) man." another strong western story with spirited and graphic picturing c [ local conditions, the agricultural de velopment of Colorado ranch scctior l land the struggle between the rancl l men and the farmers. The book con tains a strong political clement Little
 Brown and Company will publish M 7 Whitson's new novel April 22. 5 Mabel W. Daniels, the young Bosto 3 musical composer, whose book, "A t American Girl in Munich" has jus |. been published by Little, Brown an - Company, plays the part of Yum Yul - in the performance of the "Mikado, < given in Boston for the benefit of tn f Radcliffe college library, under tf - auspices of the Radcliffe College Alum - nae association. Miss Daniels ws g leader of the Glee club. secretary of tn i Music club, and wrote two operate y while at Radcliffe.
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