Moran, E. Pocket short-hand dictionary.

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Of the shortness of the list some will, no doubt, complain. The numerous uncommon words the stenographer must write, how about them? Our reply is that the strange words, technical terms, proper names, foreign phrases, etc., number hundreds of thousands, a multitude too great for any Short-hand dictionary.-Pref.

U. S. Official postal guide. 1896.

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LOCOMOTION AND TRANS

Illinois.

Comm'n.

Annual rept. 26. 1896.
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We have endeavored, as far as possible, to comply with the law providing for the examination of the physical condition of the railroads and have personally examined with care every line of railway in operation within the State. Regarded as a whole the roads are maintained in very good condition, some of them in the construction and maintenance of roadway and equipment and in the service rendered to the public, presenting the highest degree of perfection attainable.-Commission. Sheldon, H. I. Notes on the Nicaragua canal. 62c Written in the cautious, careful tone of a well-trained business man, who looks on the question from all sides, and is particularly anxious to know where the heaviest discount must be made on the schemes proposed.

He suggests several schemes on which governmental co-operation might be brought to bear on the work.-Independent.

U. S. Life-Saving Service. Annual rept. 1896. Ref. 62c

At the close of the fiscal year the Life-Saving Establishment embraced two hundred and fifty-six stations.

brought over several hundred head of reindeer from Siberia, in the face of prophecies that the scheme was impracticable from beend. ginning to The U. S government appointed him its special agent after he had demonstrated that the scheme was feasible. . . . There are now 1,100 reindeer doing well in' Dr. Jackson's stations, and the entire cost to the U. S. was $20,000, or less than $20 per head.-Scribner's Magazine.

Division of Vegetable Pathology. Bulletins, no. 1-6.

Forestry Division. Dept. of Agric. Bul letin, no. 7, 9-12.

Office of Experiment Stations. Dept. of Agric. Bulletins, no. 1-10, 27-35. 1889-92, 96.

Experiment station record.

1895-96.

v. 7.

As to the book generally, I can only refer to pp. 268-271, the "Farewell to my Muse," as an evidence, that it has been the great joy of my life: whether in an English home, or in foreign countries in Europe, Asia, and Africa, in the Ocean-Steamer or the River Boat, on the horse or the elephant, in the Railway, or Dawk-Ghári, on the field of battle at Múdki, in my Oriental office, or my Oriental garden, in solitude, or company, in joy or affliction, in boyhood at the age of 16, in old age under the weight of 76 years, it has been one of the comforts of my existence.Pref.

Ellis, A. J. Pronunciation for singers. 65f

The object of this book is to show the course of training which a singer should undergo to enunciate his words clearly and accurately, so as to be intelligible to an audience that had no "book of the words."—Pref.

Galton, A. Urbana scripts.

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The essays have no plan or system. The works of each poet are examined separately, with only this connection, that the same standard of poetry is applied to them all.-Pref.

He

The editor has written by way of introduction an "Essay on English FolkMusic," in which he tells some of the difficulties of the undertaking to which he has devoted so much time and attention. Many a weary and often unsuccessful tramp has he taken up hill and down dale to collect materialwhich, when found, had to be carefully noted down and sifted. called to his aid "skilled musicians," the Rev. H. F. Sheppard, the Rev. F. W. Bussell, and Mr. W. H. Hopkinson, to help him in his task. This noting or pricking down of melodies is a matter of immense importance.-Athenæum. Hillebrand, K. Zwölf Briefe eines ästhetischen Ketzers. Johnson, R., and Chatwood, A. B. Photography, artistic and scientific.

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Our object is to lay before the reader, in as concise and simple a manner as possible, the fundamental principles which must guide him in the selection of his subjects and in their reproduction by means of his camera.-Introduction. Luce, M. Handbook to the works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 66а

Mr. Luce's book deserves a cordial welcome as likely to make a study of Tennyson intelligent, and instructive in the proper appreciation of the finer forms and effects of literature.-Scots

man.

Snoddy, J. S., ed. Little book of Missouri verse. 67b

As a native Missourian, who is proud of his State and believes in her people and her future, I desire to express the hope that these literary efforts may arouse among our people a greater interest in Missouri writers.-Perry S. Rader.

U. S. War Dept. Manual of photography, by S. Reber. Ref. 65d

The experience of the writer, gained in the instruction of the non-commissioned officers of the Signal Corps at the school at Fort Riley, Kansas, has led him in the preparation of this set of instructions to omit many of the details of the photographic methods laid down in the text-books, and it has been his object to explain in as simple, nontechnical language as possible such of the operations of photography as will prove of value for military purposes. -Pref. Wyatt, Sir M. D. Specimens of the geometrical mosaic of the middle ages. Ref. 65a

The art of working in mosaic is limited to the employment and arrangement of stones, marbles, and vitrified substances. Through the union of these ingredients it has, in former ages, found its most graceful embodiment; and it is

under this aspect that we propose to enter upon a brief consideration of its past existence,- endeavoring to trace, as far as possible, any relation that may have obtained between the several forms it assumed at various periods, whether pictorial or conventional,-and the peculiar phase of architecture with which it has probably been associated.-Hist. essay.

It is because each picture of his is an expression of himself that his peculiar genius is inimitable. It is this personal element that is to his admirers so irresistibly attractive.-Extract.

Chesneau, E. English school of painting.

A piece of entirely candid, intimately searching, and delicately intelligent French criticism-mostly praise, indeed, but scrupulously weighed and awarded, of the entire range of English paintings, from the days of Sir Joshua to our own.-Ruskin. Conway, W. M. The artistic development of Reynolds and Gainsborough.

The outcome of such weeks of study as the writer was enabled to consecrate to the magnificent exhibitions held at the Grosvenor Gallery in the early months of the years 1884 and 1885.-Pref. Monkhouse, W. C. The earlier Eng. water-colour painters.

Covers the history of the WaterColour School of England from its birth in the eighteenth to its maturity in the first half of the nineteenth century.Pref. Redgrave, G. R. History of watercolour painting in Eng.

Mr. Redgrave has given us in a condensed form all that is historically known about water-colour painting from the earliest times to our day, with a complete biographical dictionary of the painters who practised this art and a history of the formation of the watercolour societies. . . For reference it will be found most valuable.-Nation. Redgrave, R. and S. A century of painters of the Eng. school.

A quarter of a century, rich in art progress, has elapsed since the First Edition; painters have now almost too many biographers. therefore, in adding details of the lives of those who have passed away during the last twenty-five years, a shorter account of many eminent men has sufficed, as compared with the notices of less distinguished men in the earlier part of the work. The endeavour has been made however by describing the methods of painting to keep up a connected account of the development of the British school.-Pref.

ters.

Van Dyke, J. C. Modern French masRef. In intention, execution, and effect this handsome quarto does for French art what previous volumes of similar plan and appearance, published under the same auspices, have done for the Italian school, and for the Old Dutch and Flemish.-Literary World. Westlake, N. H. J. History of design in painted glass. 4 v. Ref.

Traces painted glass from the earliest records through the 17th century. Well illustrated.

Wood, E. Dante Rossetti and the preRaphaelite movement.

Aims to present the main features of the pre-Raphaelite movement in their relation to the larger intellectual tendencies of the age, and to the moral principles, which have determined the growth of taste and feeling in the 19th century.

FOREIGN POETRY AND
DRAMA.

Hauptmann, G. Die versunkene Glocke. 68g1

Probably the most important work of the year [in German literature] is Herr Hauptmann's fairy drama, "Die Versunkene Glocke".-Dial.

The writer transports himself and his audience to the realm of fairyland; the supernatural weapons, the elfs, the spirits of the water and the wood, who take part in the action, possess the same reality as the human beings, the bellfounder Heinrich and his family, with whose destiny elfs and mortals interfere, mingling in the plav as in 'A MidNight's Dream'.-Hofrath

summer

Robert Zimmermann. Ibsen, H. John Gabriel Borkman.

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In his characters Ibsen has given us nothing essentially new. John Gabriel has been prefigured even as far back as Peer Gynt, and Ella is a later Solveig who loves unto the end. Both are, nevertheless, individualities that stand out clearly from the others in Ibsen's long line of men and women. Ella Rentheim is a new disproof of the sweeping charges of unbounded cynicism that have been made against There is not a word which does not mean something and the whole is as inevitable and necessary as if it were really life. In its technical construction John Gabriel Borkman is the greatest play of the greatest dramatist of the century.-Bookman.

Ibsen. .

Peer Gynt; a dramatic poem. 68 Peer Gynt, then, is the nation thrown into relief as a single typical figure; all the defects which Ibsen saw in his fellow-countrymen are to be found in him; he is half-heartedness, want of character, egoism personified. . . . At the same time, Peer Gynt could never have been the complete and living work it is had the poet adhered strictly and exclusively to the conception of his hero as a national type. In this case, too, he began by conceiving an abstraction, and ended by portraying a living, individual character.- Herr Jæger.

Molière, J. B. P. Oeuvres complètes. v. 68f1

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A novel of Cosmopolitan life. M. Bourget's motif is to show in his portrayal of Roman society, made up of wanderers from all nations, that although the outward life of each is so similar to that of all his acquaintances, at bottom the race characteristics and distinctions are unchanged and will assert themselves in moments of stress. With such a theme and with Bourget's powers of acute observation and entertaining description an interesting book is inevitable.

Caine, T. H. H. Christian.

Whatever he does, Mr. Hall Caine never fails to secure the almost breathless attention of his audience. "The Christian" is to the full as intense, as absorbing, as chaotic and disturbing as anything the author has done. . The character of Glory is one of the most finished achievements. Of another age and social stratum, she belongs to the eternally fascinating type of Beatrix, and is besides a magnificent and convincing specimen of the natural woman. She is beautiful, bewitching and intensely alive.--Critic.

Douglas, A. M. Her place in the world. Ebers, G. M. Barbara Blomberg; a hist. romance. 2 v.

The time of this strong historical romance is the period following Luther's death, when Germany and the Netherlands were convulsed by the Protestant and Catholic parties. Charles V. plays a part in the story. A most interesting and important period is treated in a most interesting way.

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Frederic, H. In the sixties.

A collection of short stories with the Civil War for their theme.

No one of his [Frederic's] books in the least resembles another, except in neatness of execution and marked absence of the subjective note.-Nation. Howells, W. D. Open-eyed conspiracy; an idyl of Saratoga.

The story is of the slightest, but it has an interesting analysis of character and temperament involved. The local color is strong and true.- Outlook. Maartens, M. Old maid's love.

One of Maartens' best novels. In some respects the most complete and finished work he has given us. Wilkins, M. E. Jerome, a poor man.

Always there is a freedom from commonplace, and a power to hold interest to the close, which is owing, not to a trivial ingenuity but to the spell which her personages cast over the reader's mind as soon as they come within his ken.-Atlantic monthly. Yeats, S. L. Chevalier d'Auriac.

A tale of more than usual interest and of genuine literary merit... . . The characters and scenes in a sense seem far removed, yet they live in our hearts and seem contemporaneous through the skill and philosophic treatment of the author. Those men and women seem akin to us; they are flesh and blood, and are impelled by human motives as we are. One cannot follow the fortunes of this hero without feeling refreshed and benefited. Globe-Democrat, St. Louis.

Butterworth, H. Zigzag journeys in the White City.

Seeks to illustrate the White City, and to show what might have been seen at the Fair that would be of service to patriotic American holidays, the Village Improvement Societies, and social life, and especially to commend the work of the Folk-Lore Societies, and to give the history of the White Bordered Flag.— Pref.

Caldecott, R. Hey diddle diddle picture book.

Panjandrum picture book.
Picture book.

These books are suitable for the very youngest children, who are sure to be interested by the quaint old songs and the bright illustrations. Carrington, E. Ages ago; the ancestry of animals.

The object of this little volume is to give young people a first idea of the great antiquity of animal life on the earth, and to show the essential part that animals have played in the history of the world in its various stages of development.-Pref.

and will realize that unless the cultivation of the heart runs pari passu with that of the head, the spread of education may become a curse instead of a blessing.-Pref.

ed. Rover and his friends; and other tales.

Wild and tame.

It is in the hope of encouraging that humane treatment of animals, which in the hands of a sympathetic teacher may so easily and naturally be made the first step towards the "gentleness and consideration for others," that this series has been prepared.-Pref.

Cooke, F. E. England.

An attempt has been made to awaken the enthusiasm of young readers in past struggles for freedom and efforts after great and noble ends.-Introd. Eggleston, E. Stories of great Americans for little Americans.

The primary aim of this book is to furnish the little learner reading matter that will excite his attention and give him pleasure, and thus make lighter the difficult task of learning to read.—Pref. Fenn, G. M. Featherland.

A collection of bird stories.

Hamlen, G. Chats.

Sensible wholesome advice for school girls and boys on all sorts of subjects. It will be valuable for suggestions to teachers and parents and is written in such a pleasant and interesting manner that the young people for whose benefit it is intended will enjoy reading it. Kroeker, Mrs. K. F. Germany.

In treating of the vast material of Germany's Past, it goes without saying that I have been able to tell her history in broad outlines only within the compass of this volume; reluctantly setting my face against all side issues that did not strictly appertain to the matter in hand, or any excursions, however tempting.-Introd.

Morgan, W. J., coll. Nursery rhymes and fables.

Munroe, K. Painted desert; a story of northern Arizona.

Mr. Kirk Munroe, author of "SnowShoes and Sledges," "Fur Seal's Tooth," etc., has written a capital story of adventure, The Painted Desert, which is likely to appeal to all boys.Outlook.

Otis, J., pseud. Andy's ward; or, The international museum.

Andy and Jerry are two boys employed

to wait upon the "Marvels" of a museum. The private life of the marvels, their amusements, their wrangles, especially the laughable encounters between the giant and the dwarf, are given in a most entertaining way.

At the siege of Quebec.

Boys of Fort Schuyler.

A historical story about the siege of Fort Schuyler in the Mohawk Valley in 1777 by the British troops and Indians under Col. St. Leger and Joseph Brant, chief of the Five Nations.

Chasing a yacht; or, The theft of the "Gem."

Two boys who have fitted up a yacht for pleasure and profit discover that their boat has been stolen by two other boys who were refused as partners in the enterprise. The heroes are bright, manly boys, and their adventures in recovering their stolen property are interesting from start to finish.

Phelps, E. S. Tuppy; the autobiog. of a donkey.

A new edition adapted to school use. Poor Blossom; the story of a horse. Stories from garden and field. Thomas, E. M., and others. Treasury of stories, jingles and rhymes.

Short stories, fairy tales, Mother Goose jingles and verses. Thompson, J. G. and T. E. Fairy tale

and fable.

Fairy Tale and Fable differs chiefly from the usual first reader in the material chosen, and in this fact is found the reason for its publication. The selections in it have developed their present form through the test and criticism of the school room. Not theory, but actual school-room experience has been the guide. The authors know through this experience that first year children can read with interest and appreciation such matter as is found herein,-fables, myths, fairy-tales and simple rhvmes.

We believe that the pictures placed before children in their first books should train the taste and cultivate the esthetic side of their natures. To this end this book is illustrated by reproductions from the best works of the world's great artists.-Introd. Yechton, B. We ten; or, The story of the Roses.

It has required more than ordinary ability on the part of the story teller of "We Ten" to manage her many characters, who make up a houseful of young people, but this difficult task the

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