U. S. CONGRESS. ANNALS. U. S. 54th Cong., 1 st Sess. Index to the subjects of the docs. and repts. and to the committees, senators and representatives presenting them. 2d Sess. 1896-97. Congressional record. v. 29, pt. 3 and index. 2 v. 52d Cong., 1 st Sess. 1891-92. House. Misc. docs. v. 50. pt. 14, 16. 2 v. Repts. of the census on crime, pauperism and benevolence and on insane, feeble-minded, deaf, dumb and blind. docs. 2d Sess. 1892-93. House. Exec. v. 30. 53d Cong., 1st Sess. 1893. Senate. Exec. docs. 2d Sess. 1893-4. House. Exec. v. 26. docs. Baltimore. Mayor. Mayor's message with the repts. of the city officers. New Jersey. Gen. Assem. Minutes of votes and proceedings. Sess. 115. 1891. Senate. Journal. Sess. 115. 1891. New York. (State) Legislature. Docs. of the Senate. Sess. 118. 1895. v. 8, 14-16. 5 v. Bowmaker, E. The housing of the working classes. 291 Belongs to the 'Social science series,' a series of unequal merit, in which some valuable books and some poor ones have appeared. The fact that a book belongs to this series does not guarantee its merit. This book is well spoken of.—Library Journal. Buecher, C. Frauenfrage im Mittelalter. 29m Chance, W. The better administration of the poor law. 291 The author desires to emphasise the fact that the book does not advocate the immediate abolition of out-door relief, but merely its restriction, with a view to its virtual abolition.-Preface. Freemasons. Iowa. Annals of the Grand Lodge of Iowa. v. 15. 1896-97. Ref. 29d2 Contains the journal of proceedings, statistics, biographical and historical sketches, etc. 1887-88. Mass. Comm'r. of Prisons. Report. 16- The board obtained from the institutions uniform statements, which gave, quite in detail, the expenditures for current expenses for the calendar year 1895, and The investigations of this department for the past year have been made with great care and zealous effort to present the best possible compilation of facts and information relative to Kansas industrial and labor affairs.-Wm. G. Bird, Com'r. New York. (State) Factory Inspectors. Annual rept. 11. 1896. Ref. "Contains in detail the work of the officers of this department relating to the work of inspection and the enforcement of the laws applying to all manufactories, bakeshops and mines which have been visited by the deputy inspectors.'' EDUCATION. Geiger, L. Ursprung und Entwickelung der Menschlichen Sprache und Vernunft. School and home. v. 14. 1896-97. Ref. 31c A journal designed for teachers and parents. EDUCATIONAL REPORTS. Class Ref. 31a2. Dartmouth College. Catalogue of the officers and students. 1845-67, 79-97. 3 v. Dartmouth College is the outgrowth of a school which the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock opened in his home at Lebanon, Conn., December 18th, 1754, for the Christian education of Indian youth. The school, however, was known as Moor's Indian Charity School, so named from Joshua Moor, who in the following year contributed a house and two acres of land. In 1764 thirty scholars were in attendance, of whom about one-half were English students, preparing to serve as missionaries to the Indians.-Hist. Sketch. Leland Stanford Junior Univ. Annual register. 1-6. 1891-97. The object of the University, as stated in its charter, is "to qualify students for personal success and direct usefulness in life," and its purposes to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization, teaching the blessings of liberty regulated by law, and inculcating reverence for the great principles of government as derived from the inalienable rights of man to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." University of the State of Mo. Report of the Curator. 1871, 73-74. NATURAL SCIENCES AND USEFUL ARTS. Electrical review. v. 29. July-Dec., 1896. Ref. 43 The oldest electrical weekly in the U. S. Electrical world. v. 28. July-Dec., 1896. Ref. 43 A weekly review of current progress in electricity and its practical applications. Gibson, W. H. My studio neighbors. 46 Eight papers telling of the curious and eccentric habits of various birds, bugs, wasps, and beetles; and describing certain flowers, especially a few native orchids; they are based upon the personal observation of the author.-Publisher's Weekly. Missouri Botanical Garden. Annual rept. 8. 1896. Ref. 49 The tornado of May 27th caused great damage to many buildings belonging to the Board, as much of its property was located directly in the path of the storm, and 58 buildings were damaged in amounts ranging from $5.00 to $2,000.00 each, and $7,946.06 was expended in restoring these A journal of horticulture, landscape art and forestry. Indiana. State Bd. of Agric. Ann. rept. 44-45. 1894-96. Including the proceedings of the annual meeting, 1896; reports of county and district societies, state meetings of dairy associations, swine breeding, wool growers, poultry association, bee-keepers, farmers' institutes, statistics on vegetables and cereals, and table of commercial fertilizers. New Jersey. Agricultural Experiment Station. Annual rept. 11-12. 1890-91. -Bd. of Agriculture. Annual rept. 1819. 1890-92. Orange Judd farmer. July-Dec., 1896. Central edition of the American agriculturist. U. S. Office of Experiment Stations. Dept. of Agric. Bulletin. 17-26. Although the material of these publications is neither entirely new nor thoroughly up-to-date, the bulletins are of value in that they reach a number of persons who would not otherwise be interested in the subjects with which they deal. TO OPIUM HABITUES: If A final has by any means religious, whom he had accidentally omitted in the course of his previous investigations. index shows that Mr. Miles brought to hand, first and last, not fewer than four hundred and fifty bards. He has shown so enthusiastic a care in research, that we have been tempted to see who he can possibly have omitted, and we have found a few names, none of them quite contemptible, who might with advantage be added to a future edition.Saturday Review. Streamer, V., comp. Voices of doubt and 67 trust. Ford, P. L. Story of an untold love. Not the author's best work. The story is improbable and drags, notwithstanding Mr. Ford's skill in construction and charm of expression. Kingsley, F. M. Prisoners of the sea; a romance of the 17th century. The novel is more remarkable for its spirited description of sea life than for clear character drawing. The author's style is a pleasant one.-Outlook. Kirk, Mrs. E. W. (O.) Revolt of a daughter. A very readable novel, written with practiced skill, marked by bright and varied conversation, refined in tone, and every way worthy to follow the series of excellent novels for which we are indebted to Mrs. Kirk. Kipling, R. "Captains courageous"; a story of the Grand Banks. you were guaranteed a thorough and complete cure of the Morphine, Opium or Cocaine Habit within a week without the slightest pain or bad results, would you investigate it? Recent science has placed this in your reach. Call or write. Confidential. F. V. WESTFALL, M. D., 810 Olive St., Rooms 503 and 504. The most vivid picture of the sea toilers of New England which this generation has known. Boston Journal. are Kipling's powers of description brought into play and are here seen at their best--Post-Express, Rochester. Macdonald, G. Salted with fire; a story of a minister. Treated with a dispassionate freedom of analysis, which, while it may remind some readers rather of the surgeon's scalpel than of the chisel of the artist, is assuredly in accordance with the principle which we have endeavored to establish.Bookman. Merriman, H. S. In Kedar's tents. The author of "The Sowers," although not quite sure in his literary skill, knows how to tell a story in a very interesting fashion. This latest tale is one of adventure, pure and simple-the kind of a story which one does not lay down willingly when he has once begun to read it. - Outlook. The sensational theme of anonymous letters, which produce their malevolent effect even in the highest circles, is here made the basis of an unusually interesting story.-Ueber Land und Meer. Mitchell, S. W. Hugh Wynne, Free I do not recall any American novel of a semi-historical character which is at once so intricate in its disclosures of manners and men, so courageous in dealing purely with historic figures, and so full of vitality, variety, and charm.-Hamilton W. Mabie. Nordau, M. S. Drones must die. If the distinguished author of "Degeneration" gained fame of one kind from that extraordinary work of sociology, he will assuredly gain another fame, and, we believe, a more lasting one, from this truly noble work of fiction. Reid, C., pseud. Man of the family. The old plot of a girl disguising herself as a man and forming a friendship with a young man who immediately falls in love with her when her sex is discovered. Russell, W. C. Two captains. Another of his interesting, exciting sea stories. There is enough movement and plot to satisfy the oldest or the newest school of novel readers. Seawell, M. E. History of the Lady Betty There is, we suppose, some historical basis for the tale, which is in part placed at Holyrood after the outbreak of the French Revolution, and in part follows the campaigns of Napoleon.-Outlook. Stevenson, R. L. B. St. Ives; being the adventures of a French prisoner in England. St. Ives is a story of action and adventure in the author's most bouyant and stirring manner, and was all finished but some three chapters, for which Mr. Stevenson's notes were so complete that Mr. Eckstein, E. Moench vom Aventin. Meerweibchen. Rose vom Haff. Eschstruth, N. v. Jung gefreit. A humorous story depicting the development of a capricious young girl, who leads an aimless life, into that of a worthy woman. Godin, A., pseud. Schicksale. A characteristic narrative, full of dra- Jensen, W. Fragmente. 2 v. Jokai, M. Die weisse Rose; historischer All of this versatile author's books [are] extremely animated, and crammed with picturesque incidents.-Dial. Klinckowström, A. Weltkinder. v. Fremde. This novel handles one of the social problems of the day in a dramatic and interesting style. Lie, J. L. E. Drauf los! The third place [in Norwegian literature] would unquestionably be occupied by jonas Lie.-Bookman. Niobe. Megede. J. R. Z. Kismet.-Frühlingstage in St. Surin.-Schloss Tombrowska. Lively diction, dramatic construction and clearly defined, ingeniously shaded characterization make this novel very interesting and commendable.-Ueber Land und Meer. |