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In the s were the chief Presic ’ ve been ribution to the ot have upon scie popular nuine tho: order the t et in reading or consulting more te and professional books.” usfons of author's stud: the 15 they affect the main monetar n of this country are thus & “Tk volution involved in the T ot the silver men would be as fruitless of good it would be reactionary d re- trogressi in the choice of mon ma i backing if not the con- of the movement resides terial. The s clous motive the interests of silver property which mints wk d secure an opening to the to a bigger market. But Id the interest of silver outweigth er commerclal Interests? In mag it is among the least of them; no t agricultural or manufacturing or mining Interest but surpasses it in any f the leading countries of the world. * The value of the world's stock of it is far from augmenting proportionally with the bulk. Nor can a market be given it that it will make it equally pre- cious with gold—not enough all the n tions of the earth should build upon it their currencies; a gold medal will always overrank and outshine a silver medal, re- dless of any positive convention. The relations of the two values of substances reside in the fixed natures of the sub- stances and of the man who estimates and compares them. Any attempt to reverse or aiter the natural relation of any two things or entities must end in dead fail- ure, preceded by more or less. di (“Coin, Commerce and Currency.” The Neale Company, 431 Eleventh street, rthwest Washington; price postpald, ) “The Lcst>of the Flatboats.” This is the story of the adventures of five young “‘Hoosiers” who take about the last of the Western river flatboats down the Mississippl to New Orleans. They sturt from the town of Vevay on the Ohio, and have plenty of adventure. But the book is more than & story of adven- ture: It iz a perfect storehouse of facts, not only about the Mississippi and “its interesting family of rivers,” but of the possibilities, productions and incentives which America ylelds and of which ac- tive, earnest and ambitious American boys may profitably avall themselves. Mr. Eggleston evidently writes from close and careful knowledge. He has not only dealt picturesquely With our wonder- ful Western river system, but he has covered a fleld, geographically, which no boy’s story has vet attempted. The five boys take the “Last of the Flatboats,” as they call their craft, well laden with con- signments of farm produce, through the bends and rapids, the dangers and de- lights of the great river, with “moving accidents by flood and field,” ahd a vast development in self-reliance, intelligence ané self-helpfulness in the boyish owners who make the voyage. The interest in the book 1. heightened when it is hinted that the original of “Ed"—the most aster.”” = -~ - ’ L.ath A.G.L athrop. bov of the party—was the author's brother, Dr. Edward Eggleston of fame. The illus- lotte Harding, and ught ()ln sentiment, ad- al color of the story. (By gleston. Lothrop Pub- , Boston. Price $150.) “Arden Massiter.” Ma er,” by Dr. Willlam T mpt to record in fiction the story of a great Italian house in its last day affected by the contrasting influences of & chang ble time. It may be" described as a romance of.real life, with an historic and religious background. It abounds In dramatic situations, and fis briefer and more stmple and direct than “The Two Standards,’ which attracted general aitention o year ago, The name nat of & young Englshman of soclal- istic tendencies, who quarrels with his aristocratic father and goes to ltaly as special correspondent of the London or- gan of soclalism. The story practically begins with what may be called his ac- cidental murder of a member of the pow- erful secret society, the Camorra, with whose chief Massiter comes into . close personal relations. There 1is a distinct love story running through the plot, and one romantic event follows another with little intermission, the action being wrought out by forces characteristic of the closing nineteenth century. The mise en scene almost wholly Italian— landscapes or places with which the au- thor. who has lived long in Rome, is well acquainted. One of the most effectiva scenes s a political uprising in the Roman capital, based, no doubt, upon the author’s observations at the time of the entry into the city of the Italian troops In 1870. (Published by the Century Company, New York. Price $15b. “The Storming of Stony Point." In these war times it does not come amiss to inform ourselves upon past great deeds and events in our own history. ‘A book of interest viewed in this light is that recently published on the storming of Stony Point by General Anthony Wayne at midnight of July 15, 1779. The story is admirably told by Professor Henry P, Johnston—an author well qualified to pre- sent an excellent work upon an episode heretofore but meagerly given. While this brilliant attack of the Americans so care- fully planned by Washington and daringly executed by ‘““Mad Anthony” is now little more than a historical memory in the minds of the people of the present day it was at the time regarded as of the most vital importance. It was the de- cisive blow of the year, for it meant the capturing of a generally considered im- pregnable position with comparatively 1it- tle bloodshed—a loss to the English of prestige, stores and an important forti- fication. The Americans of that day went wild over the success. It meant as much then as some of our own surprisingly brilliant episodes of u'xe Spanish war mean to-day and was the cause for the writing of many official letters of congratulation and widespread rejoicing. The present work contains, by way of fllustration and explanation, many rare maps. Among the fifty-six documents in “Stony Point™ there are two new letters from Washington; four from Sir Henry Clinton, the British commander in chief; two from Lord Germain, Minister of War in London, one of which contains the King's regret and alarm at the defeat; one from the British, Peace Commissioner, Eden, and over twenty-five others from Generals Heath, McDougall, George Clin- ton, Colonels Febiger, Scammell, Putnam and others, which are now published for the first time, throwing much light on the operations of 1778 and 1779 and Stony Polnt in particular, Few of the remalning documents have been utilized heretofore by historians, so that the present work may be said to be a rich contribution to the period and event. (Published by James T. White & Co., New York.) “The Filipino Martyrs.’ Under the title, a story of the crime of F Richard Brinsley Sheridan, a London bar- rister, gives a narrative of what he saw in the Philippines at the time of the out- break cf hostilities between the natives and the American troops. The title of the book reveals what the author thinks of the situation, and shows on which sid his sympathies are ranged. It i to state that in his- preface “When the American-Spanish w clared in the cavse of humani the protection of a weak pe from the cruelties of a merciless oppressor, I was an enthusiastic advocate of America’s hu- mane policy. 1 regarded Americans then as I do now, as the champions of the suffering, and believed that they were prepared to sacrifice the blood and lives of their citizens at any cost in order that Jjustice should be done, and the weak emancipated from tyranny and deception. R I belleved the United States had acquired the Phillppine Islands, not only, by right of conquest, but by right of pur- chase, and 1 admired the gererous gift of $20,000,000 made to conguared and bank- rupt Spain, but after a short time at Manila I discovered that the Filipinos had been grossly misrepresented.” The book adds little to what is already well known to the average reader who has followed the reports in the newspapers of the events around Manila. Mr. Sheridan, a civillan who had never seen war, was naturally shocked by much of what went on around the captured city, and his sym- pathies turned to the side of the weaker as is common. His book will be of no ‘wermanent value as it is mainly a record of individual experience, interspersed with coples of officlal proclamations issued by the American authorities or by the Fili- pinos, still it contains a record of an im- portant event In our history from the standpoint of an eyewitness who, while a foreigner, was not prejudiced against us, and it is worth reading for the oppor- tunity it affords us of seeing ourselves as others see us. (Published by John Lane, The Bodley Head, London and New York. Price $12.) “The Law of Animals.” It is seldom that a book written for the use of the professional man proves good reading for other people; and especially is this true of works designed for the legal profession. John H. Ingham of the Philadelphia bar is the author of a work which. whila it will doubtless prove in- valuable to the lawyer, is nevertheless of interest to the reading public—espectally to lovers of animals and the farming fra- ternity. It is a work on “The Law of Animals”—a treatise on property in ani- mals wild ‘and domestic and the rights and responsibilities arising therefrom. The book numbers 800 pages of gxcellently compiled matter and covers the legal as- pect of the animal kingdom from the humble oyster to the elephant. No simi- lar work has evgr been published, and this book, coveri it does all the stat- utes, reports, i and thooks the subject, should prove most tory to any practicing attor certainly the quickest way that he can find authority on any troublesome ques- tion connected with the rights of the anl- mal kingdom as recognized by the law: of the United Stat. The author first considers wild mals, including the birds of the air, the beasts of the forests and the fish of the sea; then he gives a chapter on domestic animals, with some interesting paragraphs on the legal status of the dog and the evident advancement this trustworthy brute has made in the esteem of man. Other chapters are taken up with the following heads: “Sale and Mortgage,” “Bstrays,” “Injur- ing and Killlng Animals,” “Theft and Removal of Animals,” “Injuries to Ani- mals on Highway: ‘“‘Liabilities of Own- ers of Animals,” “Ballment and Car- riage,” “Crueity and s,”" “In- juries to Animals by ays The perusal of such a book as this affords profit of more kinds than one..The author concluces his preface in these words; “If the technical textbook writer might hope to encroach somewhat on the province of the poet and the naturadist and awake in his readers a deeper interest in our rights and responsibilities with regard to the great werld of our dumb though not si- lent fellow beings and their correlat right to proper protection Iindn at our ha such an outcome of the time and labor spent on the present work wouid be in itseif no. mean reward.” (Published by T. & J. W. Johnson & Philadelphia. One volume in sheep $5.) “The Noank's Log."” Willlam O. Stoddard’s numerous young rriends and readers will welcome his lat- est ““The Noank's Log,” a dashing tale of the sea In those exciting ¢ of the American Revolution of 1776. It is the story of a privateer of the Revolution and told in Mr. Stoddard's us strong st s0 acceptable his you American read- The h of this tale, Guert Ten s New York bey, the friend of Na- Hale, figured it of Mr. Stod- dard’s previous Revolutlonary stortes. He now comes with his Indian and negro comrades of the earlier book to take his place in the adventures of the former whaler Noank, fitted out for a privateer- ing trip. Mr. Stoddard has confined him- self sufficiently to historical facts to make his book instruetivi s well as thrilling and absorbing. The Noank is in many fights, captures numerous prizes and even sails Into English ports with the Ameri- can flag flying. Altogether the story is just the kind to delight the heart of young America, who In these times is apt to be pretty well filled with patriotism and mentally fitted to appreciate most thoroughly a glowing tale of the deeds of his_ancestors. The_ illustrations of the book are by Crawford and are exceptionally well done. Half-tone reproduetions of them are given on this page. (Published by the Lo- throp Publishing Company, Boston. Price $125.) “A Ballplayer's Career. Some people might think that a book of 339 pages was rather long when taken up entirely with baseball matter; but then those persons are not lovers of the great national game. For all the enthu- siasts of that game there is a treat in store for them in a book recently written by Adrian C. Anson, late manager and captain of the Chicago Baseball Club, en- titled “A Ball Player’s Career,” the same being the personal experiences and remin- iscences of Mr. Anson himself. Mr. An- son begins right at the beginning in this account of his career, giving a full te- ment of his birthpiace and ancestry. main interest in the book is in that pa and the greater part, by the way; whi is taken up with an account of the tour of the club in the United States and then abroad. ey play ball and see sigh the most strik > whi ws and places. One o the photographs is that or the baseball team seattered all over Sphinx, and yet another of a ball game in the shadow of the Pyramids. (Published by the Era Publishing Comp: o cago.) Literary Notes. It is interesting to learn that portions of Miss Cholmondeley’s work in “The Dan- vers Jewels” are almost autobiographic “Stoke Moreton,” the country house the Danvers family, is in reality C dover Hall, Shropshire, where the author spent many of her happiest years, and the theatricals which play so prominent a part in the story actually took place there shortly before the story was written. Certain characters in “‘Red Pottage” are also taken from life, the origi Vernon being no other than the novelist's younger brother An important book Wwill be short sued by the Abbey Press, 114 Fifth ave- 1e, New York. It is entitled “What Is the Matted With the Church?” and is by the Rev. Frederick Sta y Ro Dr Root deals with pessimistic facts in an optimistic spirit and while strongly indict- ing the traditional church, he shows that faithful are the wounds of a friend. There is promise of very considerable dis- cussion om the contents of thi book, the been m shaled able skill and H *“The Life and Le Huxley,” edited b. ley, which proi contribution to biographic its fleld as the life c or to publ 1 in the autumn by . A & Co., who first Introducad f Darwin, Huxley i to American rea A timely new edition Hamerton's “‘Paris In Times” Is published by Co. It traces the early and gives, In Mr. Ha Hg\m;ul manner, an account and growth of the more Important build ings—Notre Dame, the Louvre, the T leries, the Luxembourg, the Hotel de Ville, etc. New illustrations add to the attractiveness of the volum® “The Dishonor of Frank Scott,” by a new English author. M. Hamilton. will be published shortly by Harper & Brothers. Those who have read the manuscript say that a most unusual and startling plot is involved and that the tale is full of novel and surprising situatior The publishers believe that the book will be a great cess among all classes of American nove ot readers, and will deal comment. The tales contained in L. Frank B: latest children’ book, “A New W land,” are unlike any ever before w dealing with a series of adventu country so absolutely unique that Dook will lead its readers into untr. flelds of wonderment. Yet the stories as sweet and wholesome as they are won- derful, and the book is expected to be the year's big hit in juvenile lterat as “Father Goose"” was last year. nk Ver Beck has fllustrated it in his most humorous vein, and R. H. Russell is pro- ducing the work in a way to make it a veritable joy to the beholder. Frank Ver Beck's new book of burlesque drawin, “A Hand-book of Golf for Bears,” Is postponed until fall. J. A. Altsheler, whose striking novel of the Civil War, “In Circling Camps,” is just published, was the cause of an amus- ing discussion when his earlier book, “A Soldler of Manhattan,” was published in England. The English critics were en- thusiastic in their praise of the power and interest of the book as a novel, but Mr Altsheler's patriotism in writing of the relations of English and Americans just before the Revolution was taken up in the English press and made much of as an evidence of the persistence of anti- English feeling in this country. As Mr. Altsheler was influenced simply by a de- sire to preserve the actual spirit of the time in literary form the seriousness of the English press over this imaginary evidence of hostility to England had its entertaining side. That “nothing succeeds like success” the constantly growing subscriptio st of the magazine Success amply proves. That very readable and practical monthly record of achieve- ment is edited by one who may well be styled the modern successor to Samuel Smiles, the famous author of “Self-Help.” Besides his magazine work, Dr. Orison Swett Marden, the editor of Success, has issued a number of books bearing on the same general topic as to how success is won. He has, however, a new book in press with the Lothrop Publishing Com- pany which is unique in this particular that is designed especially for young peo- ple—the boys and girls of America who are always responsive to Inspiration and incentive. 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