The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-24
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
 OF THE SEASON.

coming Books. 'FThe Weight of the Crown" by Fred M White, published by R. F. Fenno and Company, New York, is a very beguil- ing romance which deals with the des- perate peril whici1 hovers for a time over the little kingdom of Asturia. London is the scene of events. Eng land, Russia and Germany are intrig uing earnestly and slyly over the trem- bling little monarchy, and cabinet min- isters, ambassadors and secret service agents get very busy in Mir. Whites pages. The story presents two charm ing heroines in Vera Galloway, the girl who saves her lover, and Jessie Har- court, Miss Galloway's double, who finds her lover while lmpersonating her in her own fathers home.
 The plot turns on the remarkable re- semblance between Bond street shop girl and the adopted daughter of the
 
 affairs. The former impersonates the latter at an important diplomatic re- ception, while the released heiress un- dertakes to secure possession of some stolen state papers, the loss of which would involve her lover in inextricable disgrace. The absolute King of Bal kan State is involved in the intrigue and Is successfully impersonated by his cousin long enough to straighten out the political difficulties in the kingdom, and thus to thwart an International conspiracy, The book Is highly inter- esting throughout
 The most popular Home Songs, se- lected and arranged by. Gilbert Cliff ford Noble, A. B. Small Quarto; pa- per covers; 134 pages Price fifty cents. Published by Hinds, Noble and Eld- redge, 31-33-35 West Fifteenth street, New York city.
 This handy little book for organ or plano has one hundred and thirty-one home songs with music. They are reli- gious and popular airs, as will be seen by the following titles: Abide With Me- "The Battle Cry of Freedom" Happy Are We Tonight" How Gentle Gods Commands" Just Before the Battle, Mother" Nellie Was a Lady, ",rhe Old Arm Chair,' Round the Old Camp Fire" One Sweetly sol- emn Thought" We're Tenting To- night, Blue Bells of Scotland" "The Watch on the Rhine," Charles John, Our Brave King and "When the Swallows Homeward Fly"
 "A League of Peace" being the rec torial address delivered before the Uni versity of St. Andrew by Andrew Car negie, is published in neat pamphlet form for the International Union by Ginn and Company, Boston. It is hoped that all friends of the movement for peace and better organization of 7 the world will interest themselves in the widest possible circulation of MT. Carnegie's noteworthy address in be- half of this commanding cause. The price of the address In the present pamphlet form Is ten cents; one bun dred copies, five dollars.
 A new novel by Margaret Potter, The Genius" is announced by Messrs. Harper and Brothers. The story prom ises to be of uncommon interest, for it deals with musical life in Russia in the middle of the last century, with the Rubinsteins, Winiawski and other masters of that period. The novel is eat 4r to o,.tr fNf nf l,n greatest and most misjudged of mod ern composers"
 Messrs. w. D. Howells and Henry M Alden, editor of Harper's Magazine, have planned a collection of novelties, which is to preserve the best and most characteristic works of leading Ameri- can writers. The first volume will ap- pear some time in March under the ti- tie of Their Husbands Wives" Har- per and Brothers are the publishers.
 Another interesting announcement by the Messrs. Harper is that of Dr. c. w. Saleeby's Evolution the Master Key" This brilliant expounder of modern scientific theories reviews the progress of the doctrine of evolution since 1t was first postulated by Herbert Spencer in his First Principles" over forty years ago, and shows how all the discoveries of the twentieth century, especially that of radium, only make possible to greater extent the demon- stration of t.iis fundamental law
 Maid of Athens" is the title of new novel by. Lafayette McLaws, author of "When the Land Was Young" one of the popular books of 1901. Maid of Athens is described as romance dealing with Lord Byrons career in Greece. and his love for Thyrza, the daughter of Greek patriot Maid of Athens" will be published by Little, Brown and Company this month,
 Messrs Herbert B. Turner and Com pany. of Boston, will issue in March a new book by Professor James H. Hys- lop. author of Science and a Future Life" The new work will be called ''Enigmas of Psyci1ical Research" and will contain digest of the cases col iected in the twenty-five volumes of re- ports of the Society for Psychical Re- search
 The Outing Publishing company 239 Fifth avenue, New York city, announce for early spring publication "The Throwback," a stirring novel of west a.,, .i,So n1, Affrad Henry auyIu oou,