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G: Munro, [1890.] 343 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1234.) pap., 20 c. Cameron, Mrs. H. Lovett. Her father's daughter. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 4-256 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1236.) pap., 20 c. Catherwood, Mrs. Mary Hartwell. The story of Tonty. Chic., A. C. McClurg & Co., 1890. c. '89. 3-227 p. il. D. cl.. $1.25. "The story of Tonty" is eminently a Western story, beginning at Montreal, tarrying at Fort Frontenac, and ending at the old fort at Starved Rock, on the Ilinois River. It weaves the adventures of the two great explorers, the intrepid La Salle and his faithful lieutenant, Tonty, into a tale as thrilling and romantic as "The Romance of Dollard " by the same author. Cleveland, Cynthia E. His honor; or, fate's mysteries: a realistic story of the United States Army. N. Y., American News Co., 1889. 2+258 p. il. D. cl., $1.50; pap., 50 c. The characters are officers of the U. S. Army; the tale is one of love and marriage, with the usual misunderstanding before the happy ending. Comstock, G: C. An elementary treatise upon the method of least squares, with numerical examples of its applications. Bost., Ginn & Co., 1890. C. 7+68 p. O. cl., $1.05. This elementary treatment of the method of least squares has grown out of Prof. Comstock's attempts to so present the subject to students of physics, astronomy, and engineering, that a working knowledge based upon an appreciation of its principles might be acquired with a moderate expenditure of time and labor. The author is professor of astronomy in the University of Wisconsin. *Conkling, Alfred R. Life and letters of Roscoe Conkling, orator, statesman, advocate. N. Y., C: L. Webster & Co., 1890. 709 p. 8°, cl., subs., $3; shp., $4; seal rus., $5; hf. mor., $5.50. * In this list, the titles generally are verbatim transcriptions (according to the rule of the American Library Association) from books received. Books not received are indicated by a prefixed asterisk and this office cannot be held responsible for the correctness of their record. Crawfurd, Oswald. Sylvia Arden: a novel. N. Y., Frank F. Lovell & Co., [1890.] 2198 p. D. (Lovell's household lib., no. 270.) pap., 25 c. Crawfurd, Oswald. Sylvia Arden: a novel. N. Y.. J: W. Lovell Co., [1890.] 2-198 p. D. (Lovell's lib., no. 1452.) pap., 20 c. De Puy, W. H., ed. Methodist year-book for 1890. N. Y., Hunt & Eaton, 1890. c. '70. 90 p. D. pap., 10 c. 400 p. D. cl., $2. Evolution: popular lectures and discussions be- Fothergill, Jessie. A march in the ranks. N. Y., The reasons why of the physical degeneracy of the dweller in towns is sought for in a succession of chapters entitled: The town immigrant; His dwelling; His surroundings: The air he breathes; The water he drinks; The food he eats; His beverages: His work; His amusements; His mind and body; His progeny. *Frothingham, Washington, and Tower, Charlemagne. Our book: an exhaustive, store of reminiscences and literary lore. N. Y., G: W. Dillingham, 1890. 646 p. il. and por., 12°, hf. rus., $2. Geneviève; or, the children of Port Royal: a story of old France, by the author of "The Spanish brothers." N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 4-202 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1243.) pap., 20 c. Haggard, H. Rider. Allan's wife. N. Y., G: Hauff, W: Das Kalte herz: märchen. N. Y., H: Lenore Von Tollen. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] N. Y., Hofsten, H. A visit to the Bjorkheda parsonage; The scenes are laid in Sweden. A simple story of domestic life. For Sunday-school libraries. Holding, Carlisle B. Her Ben: a tale of royal 2 A cruel scene taken from old plantation life in the South, depicting the sale of a slave mother from her hus Sally" is a very religious woman-her comments on events forming a large part of the volume. For Sundayschool libraries. #Houston, E. J. A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases. N.. Y., The W. J. Johnston Co. Times Building, 1889. 650 p. il. 8°, cl., $2.50. Ibsen, Henrik. A doll's house, and other plays; tr. by W: Archer and others; with a biographical and critical introd. by Edmund Gosse; prose dramas of Henrik Ibsen. V. 1. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1890.] 2-446 p. D. (Lovell's ser. of foreign literature, no. 2.) pap.. 50 c. Contents: A doll's house; The pillars of society; Ghosts; Rosmersholm. "A doll's house was noticed in W. R., P. W., Dec. 28, '89. [935] The theme of "The pillars of society" is commercial hypocrisy; of "Ghosts" the adherence of mankind to what Ibsen calls the mere phantom of conventional religion; and of "Rosmersholm," "humanitarian optimism.' Illustrated fraternal directory; including educa- Gives a succinct description of the aims and objects of Instructive papers on: the toilet; corsets; the complexion; the teeth; the hands; the bath; physical development; how to be plump; how to get thin; fascination; the art of conversation; how and what to read. Joanna, (pseud.) By Hudson's banks: a novel. An every-day story of American life. 2 King, R: Ashe. Passion's slave. N. Y., G: *Knight, C: Popular history of England from La Fontaine, J: de. Fables choisies; ed., with Lagrange, Fernand, M.D. Physiology of bodily exercise. N. Y., Appleton, 1890. 13+ 395 p. D. (The international scientific ser., no. 66.) cl., $1.75. Contents: 1. Muscular work-The organs of work, movements, heat, combustion. 2. Fatigue-Local fatigue, breathlessness, stiffness, overwork, etc. 3. Habituation of work-Power of resisting fatigue, modifiation of or gans by work, etc. 4. Different exercises-Violent exercises, exercises of strength, exercises of speed, exercises of endurance, etc. 5. The results of exercise. 6. The office of the brain in exercise. band and child," her Ben," opens the book. The war fol- Lean, Mrs. Francis, [formerly Florence Marryat.] ows with its well-known incidents. The slave-mother Her father's name. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 5-298 p. S. (Seaside lib.. pocket ed., no. 1251.) pap., 20 c. Lean, Mrs. Francis, [formerly Florence Marryat.] How they loved him. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 4-345 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1250.) pap., 20 c. Lean, Mrs. Francis. [formerly Florence Marryat.] Mount Eden. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 2271 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1257.) pap., 20 c. *Leland, C: G. Practical education: treating of the development of memory, the increasing quickness of perception, and training the constructive faculty. 3d ed. N. Y.. D. Van Nostrand Co., 1889. 280 p. 12°, cl., $2.25. Libbey, Laura Jean. All for love of a fair face; or, a broken betrothal. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] c. '85. 3-167 p. D. (Lib. of Amer. authors, no. 14.) pap., 25 c. Libbey, Laura Jean. A struggle for a heart; or, Crystabel's fatal love. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] c. '85. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 3-175 p. D. (Lib. of Amer. authors, no. 15.) pap., 25 c. Loti, Pierre. [pseud. for Jules Viaud.] An Iceland fisherman; from the French by Anna Farwell de Koven. Chic., A. C. McClurg & Co., 1889. c. tr. 2-252 p S. cl., $1. In telling this simple love-story of an Iceland fisherman, Pierre Loti, the translator says, "strikes down to the tion; Woman and her position in Paris; The education and life of French lads; Alexander Dumas as a moralist; The alcoholism in Paris; The Quartier Latin; George Sand and her time; Bachelorship: Sarah Bernhardt: Free love before a jury: An illegitimate child: The career of a cocotte; The homme d'affairs; Players' wedlock. Norris, W. E. Mrs. Fenton. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 3-144 p. D. (Seaside lib., po ket ed., no. 1258.) pap., 20 c. Patten, Simon N. The principles of rational taxation. Phil., T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1890. 2-25 p. O. (Publications of the Univ. of Penn., no. 6,) pap., 50 c. C. *Pennsylvania. Supreme ct. Reports of cases: with some select cases at nisi prius and in the circuit courts; by the Hon. Jasper Yeates. 3d ed., with notes by Albert B. Weimer. V. 1, 2. 3. Phil., T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1889. 6+620; 7+614; 6+612 p. O. shp., ea., $5. *Playfair, W. S., M.D. A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery. 5th Amer. from 7th Eng. ed.. with notes and additions by Rob. P. Harris, M.D. Phil., Lea Bros. & Co., 1889. 25+33-671 p. 5 pl. and il., 8°, cl., $4. Questions for debate in politics and economics, with subjects for essays and terms for definition: an enl. and rev. reissue of Economic tract, no. 3. N. Y., The Soc. for Political Education, 1889. C. 40 p. D. (Economic tracts, no. 28.) pap., 25 c. primal roots of human pathos with the old, old tragedy Ribot, Th. The psychology of attention. Au of love and death.' Lowry, Rob., and Doane, W. Howard, comps. The bright array; a new collection of Sundayschool songs. N. Y., Bigelow & Main, 76 E. 9th St., [1890.] c.'89. 192 p. T. bds., 30 c. McCollester, Sullivan Holman. Round the globe in old and new paths. Bost., Universalist Pub. House, 1890. c. '89. 6+354 p. il. O. cl., net, $t. A record of sight-seeing and after-reflection of more than nine months' experience in detours round the world. Mathers, Helen B. Hedri; or, blind justice. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 154 p. D. (Seaside lib.. pocket ed., no. 1254.) pap., 20 c. Matthey, A. The virgin widow: a realistic novel. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 299 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1230.) pap., 20 c. Meissner, Miss M. Aus meiner zeit: geschichten für gross und klein; ed., with vocabulary, by Carla Wenckebach. N. Y., H: H lt & Co., [1890.] c. '89. 127 p. il. S. cl., net, 75 c. Miller, Mrs. Alex. McVeigh. Countess Vera. N. Y., J: W. Lovell Co., [1890.] c. '83. 1+ 158 p. D. (American novelists' ser., no. 21.) pap., 25 c. *Mizora: the narrative of Vera Zarovitch. N. Y., G: W. Dillingham, 1890. 312 p. 12°, pap., 50 c. Murray, D: Christie, and Herman, H: Sweetbriar in town, and other tales. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 4-203 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1256.) pap., 20 c. *New York state reporter; cont. all the current decisions of the courts of record of New York state, (etc.;) ed. by R. M. Stover. V. 24, with index and table of cases. Alb., W. C. Little & Co., 1889. c. 25+1136 p. O. shp., $3.50. Nordau, Max. Paris sketches, Pt. 1; from the German. Chic., L. Schick, 1890. 2-162 p. D. pap.. 50 c. The following are the titles of these sketches by the author of Conventional lies of our civilization." Contents: Othello in Paris; Taine and the French revolu thorized tr. Chic., The Open Court Pub. Co., 1890. 2-121 p. D. cl., 75 c. The subject of the mechanism of attention, hitherto, has nowhere been treated of with fulness and scientific accuracy; it has received at the hands of psychologists but cursory mention, and, practically, been neglected. It has been the object of M. Ribot to fill this gap in the domain of contemporary comparative psychology. *Root, Ja. P. The law of corporations: cont. the general statutes of the state of Illinois on the subject, with complete forms for the organization and incorporation of joint-stock conpanies [etc.] 4th ed., rev and enl. Chic., E. B. Myers & Co., 1890. c. 17+283 p. O. shp., $3. Roth, E: Complete index to Littell's Living age. V. 1, comprising contents of the first one hundred volumes; no. 16, Fiction (The tamer tamed-Zaidee); Geography (Aberdeen-India); no. 17, Geography (Indiana-Zula Land); History (Abyssinia-France). Phil., E: Roth, 1889. 37-52; 53-68 p. O, pap., ca., $2. C. crusaders. Scott, Sir Walter. The talisman: a tale of the N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 8+ 296 p. D. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1226.) pap., 20 c. Sergeant, Adeline. The luck of the house. N. Y., G: Munro, [1890.] 4-270 p. S. (Seaside lib., pocket ed., no. 1241.) pap., 20 c. Shakespeare, W: Macbeth; ed., with notes, by Homer B. Sprague. Chic., S. R. Winchell & Co., [1890.] c. '89. 5-237 p. D. flex. cl.. 40c. Also with critical comments, elocutionary analysis with suggestions for expressive reading, plans for the study of English literature, and specimens of examina tion papers. Shepard, Mrs. Isabel S. The cruise of the U S. Steamer Rush in Behring Sea: summer o |