The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-12

while the whole question of what Rus sia is to do to set CT house in order re- mains on the knees of the gods. The Social Democrats are moving the wheels of progress by organizing the. forces of labor-the industrial popula- ton being destined to count as a more and more powerful factor in politics as time goes on-but their party has a revolutionary wing which, as yet, shows no signs of meeting the Liberals half way. Sir Donald wisely declines to speculate as to the future. But in putting his invaluable book into it's present shape he has made it possible for his readers to look with more uIl- derstanding upon Russian events as they occur from day to day.
 Sir Donald is at present visiting in this country. Copies of his Russia" five dollars, for sale by the E. P. Judd Company.
 Within the attractive cover of the. book entitled Bethany and it's Hills," from the gifted pen of Mrs. Eliza J. Lines, will be found many pages of more than ordinary interest to the low CT of ''Ye Olden Times, and which will prove of double interest to the dWellers of the Bethany Hills as they read the sketches of the noted men and women as happily given in connection with amusing incidents or bits of history. The book abounds in charming illus trations of old churches, houses and taverns, as well as portraits of many persons mentioned in it's pages The following are some of the illustrations: The Old Home and Mill of Edson Sperry; the Treat Clark house; Judge Clarks house: the Colonel Alvan sper- " Homestead; the Residence of s. Gill; bert Davidson; the Elihu Sanford place; the Dr. Castle house; the Jessie Atwater house; the Residence of Sanlu- el R. Woodward; the George Hotch- kiss house; the Lysias Beecher house: the Old Lewis Thomas house; the Old Kimberly house: the Eleakim Smith house; the Allen Thomas Homestead; ]; the Old ,Uri Tuttle house: the Chaun- cey Futile house Cover one hundred and sixty years old); the William Wooding house; the Barvey (Hoadley) pouse; Henry Sanford house; Christ Episcopal church; Congregational church; Epis- copal church and rectory; Methodist church. #@#
 The work is meeting with a most cor dial reception, as 1t well merits, and copies can be obtained, price two dol- lars, at the Pease-Lewis Co.'S.
 Much may be said Of the little book of 22O pages published by the John c. Winston company of Philadelphia en- titled Good Form of Men" by Charles Harcourt. The writer has succeeded in giving in condensed form much valuable information for men pertaining to good form" 1. q, et,- u:t;tt He .rigl F says; T l, time Is past when education was an all-suff1- l cient passport to give society, and a guartntee of at least moderate prosper | ity. Nowadays the man is measured l by his manners.' Also further: The code of etiquette is to good society what the common law is to the community at large--a protective measure, the en- | forcement of which is based as much or right and reason in the one case as in the other. Men will do well to consult this useful text book on the important subject of "Good Manners
 | Speaking of translations recalls the fact that a publisher in Stuttgart, who recently brought out German edition of Burton Stevenson's "1'he Holladay | Case" has also secured the German rights for translation of that author other story, "The Narration Mystery Henry Holt and Company.
 Professor John S. Nollen has edited for Messrs. Henry Holt and Company a collection of Schiller's best lyrics and ballads under the general title "Sehil- lers Poems" t .s
 Last week the Holts announced tl1t sixth large edition of tThe Princess Passes.''. This week we are informed that the seventh printing has begun The Wi1liamson's Lightning Conduc. tor" is still one of the best sellers or the list of this firm.
 Messrs. Henry Holt and Conpan. have just published Newcomer ant Stewards Rhetoric in Practice" which tries to throw some new light on an olt theme, or at least on the method O
 handling 1t. The title suggests tn
 dominant characteristic of the book
 which is practical from beginning t end. Ss
 Fresh from the press of Messrs. Hen
 " Holt and Company are two Frencl
 texts for schools and colleges; the re fined and fascinating bit of autobiogra
 phy by Anatole France, entitled "Lt
 Livre de Mon Arni'' (Part I.), edited b,
 Professor o. G. Guerlac' of Cornell uni
 versity, and the stirring and ever pop
 ular Waterloo" by Erkmann-C Chatrian
 edited by Victor E. Francois, of tn
 College of the City of New York.
 Messrs. Henry Holt and Company ex
 pect to publish at once a book by Pro
 lessor H. P. Willis of Washington ant
 Lee university on Our Philippine Pro
 blem.' The trend of the authors dis
 cussion may be inferred from the fac
 that he was at one time editorial write J tacontinued on Tenth Page.l