The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-14


 pr. William Henry Winslow, author Of Southern Buds and Sons of War" which the c. NJ. Clark Publishing Company of Boston are bringing out this fall, is of New England birth, and entered the Annapolis naval academy in 1858. He fought through the Civil war, and retired as junior lieutenant in 1885. After leaving the navy he took up the study of medicine, and was practicing physician in Phila- delphia for over 25 years. He is the author of Cruising and Blockading," The Sea Letter" and medical work. Southern Buds and Sons of War is a military novel of the clos ing year of the war. It describes slave life on the plantations and social life in the captured cities of the South at the time of Sherman's march to the sea. "Glenwood" is the title of new novel by Anna Katharine Whiting, which the same publishers are bring ing out next month
 This week Doubleday, Page & Com pany will publish Tn High Places by Dolores Bacon; and Fiji and Its Possibilities, by Beatrice Grimshaw.
 Lucca della Robbia's lovely bas- relief, The Singing Boys" has been chosen as the cover decoration of Hymns Every Child Should Know" published by Doubleday, Page & Co. The old Robbia blue frames the bas- relief and makes a most appropriate and artistic setting
 Selma LagerIof's popularity as novelist was fully proved at the recent festival at Upsala, Sweden, where she was crowned in the cathedral as the countrys favorite author Her new book, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils" is to be brought out by Double day, Page & Company October IT. over 30,0O0 copies of this book were sold in Sweden the month of it's pub licatlon. It describes the adventures of a lad of fourteen who abuses an elf and in punishment is turned into one himself, such a tiny edition of an elf that his little brothers in fairy land arc able to avenge themselves upon him, which they do to their hearts' content The story Is writ ten with all Miss Lagerlof's charming spirit and originality. It is translated by the authors friend Selma Swans ton Howard and Is illustrated by MT. Wm. R. Heartt
 Messrs. A. S. Barnes & Company, publishers of MT Pratt" The Old House, Partners of the Tide" and "Cap'n Fri" by Joseph O. Lincoln, an- nounce that these books have taken a firm hold on the Middle and Far West. The orders received from that part of the country are very encouraging. It proves that the quaint Yankee wit and shrewd philosophy of the Old New England natives Is recognized and highly appreciated by readers in the other states far away from the coast The sixth American edition of "The New Knowledge by Prof Robt. Ken | lnedy Duncan, published by A. s. Barnes & Company, is now in press, This large success is very gratifying, especially as it indicates that the gen. eral public does not hesitate to ac- Squaint itself with science, when writ ten in popular style
 MT. Charles Edward Rich has writ l ten another book for boys, called, "A Voyage With Captain Dynamite It is to be known as the big juvenile for 1908, and is the second book in the 'big juvenile series" published Ly 4. s. Barnes & Company.
 Messrs A. S. Barnes & Company, publishers of "Nsperanto in Twenty Lessons" report that at the meeting of the third Esperanto Congress held at Cambridge England, recently. the l general opinion of the heads of the congress was that the universal Ian guage has gained ground in the society circles, Princess Victoria of Wnles is enthusiastic about it, and often con. verses with Charles Knel.ys in Esper- anto when there are royal servants about/At Cambridge, England, it k stated, the policemen have taken | up and have learned enough in throt weeks 10 understand lnd speak tht | language.
 MT. Charles Battell Lpomis, author of "A Bath in an Bnglisn Tub" Min erva's Maneuvers," etc, published iS A. s. Barnes & Company. is traveiins in Ireland. His publishers think tia possibly there will be "A Bath in al Irish 'rEb'' in the near future.
 Appleton's for October has as fol lows: Illustration to accompany "Th, l Younger Set" by c. .. Wilmhurst frontispiece; Record Mountain Climb ing in the Himalayas. by Fanny I3ul flock Workman illustrated bN photo graphs; "The Haymarlet aud After wards" ny Charles Edward F2nssell, il lustrated by photographs; "1wn nigh Bowers" story, by William Pe1ie
 Ashley; Topples" poem, by Archi bald Sullivan Kenesaw M6untall ILandis Judge, by John T. McCutoheon illustrated with cartoons by the autho.'
 "A High Financier," story, by l'or ter Emerson Browne, illustrated b,
 Wallace Morgan; "The Anchors" poem, by Aloysius Coll Besides Bul
 lets" a story, by Hugh Johnson, il
 lustrated by A. Methfessel; Life in a,
 Under River Tunnel Tube, by A. " !
 My Experiences During the Si4 ;s 0
 Paris. II. The Siege Ends and I l2scap
 from the City, by Sarah Bernharl., il
 lustrated with photographs; Wal
 Whitman's Views, by Horace /Trauhe