The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-02

Josie Bean: Flat Street." by Har- riet 4. CheeVer. is the story of brave young girl who rose, by her own ex ertions, from poverty and obscure sur roundings, to successful work as an artist, and to opportunities for travel and friendships. An admirer of Mrs. Cheever's stories for girls has pro- nounced Josie Bean" the authors best book, and predicts for it even a great CT success than that enjoyed by its popular predecessors. The character of Josie possesses as great charm and beauty as her rosy face, surrounded by it's frame of auburn hair. This is a wholesome, breezy book, ideally suited for girls-and their brothers. Cloth, 12mo, illustrated. Price $1.25. Pub Boston.
 Teddy Sunbeam: Little Fa- bles for Little Housekeepers." Mir. Nobody's Fault; MT. Sunbeam's Visit; The Woes of Mir Fly; MT, Coalscuttle, and many other alluring paraioles, by Charlotte Grace Sperry, upon all of which is cast the light of Teddy Sum- beams days as pictured by Albertine Randall Wheelan. Printed throughout in large type upon a sunbeam's gold. Bound in beveled boards. Size ten by six and three-fourths. Price one dol lar net; postage ten cents. San Fran cisco5 Paul Elder and Company. This is a book that is sure to interest, as it is made up of short stories, simply but, brightly told, about the familiar .6b- jects in the home quaintly perscTiifed: a book that is sure to instrhct, as it tells of the healthful elea1sing infiu- ences of Teddy Sunbeam S rays, and teaches many pracfgcal recipes for or der and system. Teddy always active, alWays. helpIaM, Illuminating every page' VIII Soon become a household conlpaEhion to the little readers.
 Entrees; a Gustatory Classic" !" Toy May E. Southworth. Issued in an attractive oblong format, rubricated throughout, with cover design by Spencer Wright, in flexible cover, price fifty cents net, postage four cents; in canvas boards, price one dollar net; postage five cents. San Francisco, Paul Elder and Company.
 The many who have experienced the gustatory joys of ''101 Sandwiches" will give hearty reception to this ad- ditional volume, making the sixth in the series and providing that multiple of the famous 101 EDicurean Thrills. It Is indispensable to the "clever" ca terer. The arrangement is classified embracing oysters, fish, meat, vegeta- bles, game, fowl, mushrooms, eggs, cheese and sweet. with an appendix for manuscript notes.
 "An Alphabet of History" The words by Wilbur Dick Nesbit. the pie Old Style type, and printed, with il- lustrations over tint, upon hard pressed manila. Size ten by seven and one-half. Bound in Rhinos boards. Price seventy-five cents net; postage six cents. San Francisco, Paul Elder and Company.
 Who frets about the mystery
 Enshrouding all of history
 On reading this will, may be, see We've made it plain as A, B, c.
 The twenty-six historical personages whose names come within the scope of this alphabet will have no cause to complain of any inaccuracy or incom- pleteness in the record of any lack of literary brilliancy. Alexander the Great, Zenobia, Empress of Palmyra Brutus of Rome; Yvetot, who laughed away the night and day; Christopher Columbus; Xantippe; Diogenes and Euripides; Villon and Omar, are among the favored. This volume is recommended to instructors for sup elementary reader, as by it's aid there will be no difficulty in securing the full attention of the students and fixing in their memories these important facts of history.
 All of the above books of Elder and Company at the Pease-Lewis Compa- ny's.
 The first fruits of the domestication of Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins Freeman as the head of household in Metuchen, N. J., is 8 change of venue for her novels. From the village life of New England she has in her latest novel, '"The Debtor" turned to the village life of New Jersey. Messrs. Harper and Brothers issue the novel together with "The Conquest of Canaan" MT, Booth Tarkington's latest study of h. diana.
 The fourth volume of Poultney Bige- lows "The German Struggle for Liber- ty," is announced by the Hampers for immediate publication.
 A new collection of sea stories by Morgan Robertson, author of Sinful Peck" and other briny yarns, is en- titled nautically Land Ho!" MT Rob- ibertson uses in his new book the ad- ventures of a one time able seaman called Scotty, $ a man with face like harvest moon and the soul of a Scotsman" who has fallen to be deck hand aboard a barge ignominiously lowed in and out of New York liar bor" The Hampers publish the book at once
 In Mrs. Rallies (Harper & Bros.) John Kendrick Bangs indulges himself in parody, with results vastly amusing. Ja l l., .saI.