members and non-members, institutions, services, pastoral work, revivals and church finances are all considered in the chapters of this monograph, which is based on the conviction that systematic and organized effort is necessary to save the existence of the church in the small town. 201 pp. 12mo.

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Representative Men of the Bible, The. By George Matheson, D. D. The leading figures of the Old Testament, opening with Adam and closing with Job. The patriarchs filling the larger part of the book are discussed as representative moral heroes. each a sermon is preached, closing with a prayer or invocation. The author avows his belief in the historicity of these characters, and his discussion occupies middle ground between this view and the legend theory. The book is throughout what would once have been called "practical." 369 pp. 12m0.

Quest of Happiness, The. By Newell Dwight Hillis. Dr. Hillis has divided his work into seventeen chapters bearing on happiness in its relation to personal growth. success and influence, and the victory over trouble and suffering. He has an interesting chapter on the inequalities of happiness by reason of the inequalities of gifts more apparent than real. He discusses the problem of work and occupation, the sense of sympathy with an enthusiasm for one's fellows, happiness through conversation and the cultivation of the social life, and the friendship of books, and the fellowship with nature through the imagination. 549 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Spirit of the Ghetto, The. By Hutchins Hapgood. The author opens our eyes to a strange country within our own gates. The East Side Jews of New York are indeed a "peculiar people," with social and religious customs transplanted from abroad, which are destined, in the inevitable cross with American habits of life and thought, to bear the fruit of an absolutely new and peculiar civilization. Within the last few years there has sprung up among them a theatre of a unique order, which is a natural evolution of the dramatic germ so long dormant in the oppressed race, but now springing to life in free and congenial soil. Accordingly no man of thought and culture can afford to neglect Mr. Hapgood's studies of these subjects. They will be an inspiration, in particular, to men of creative genius in drama, letters, or art. In challenge, as it were, to accepted ideas in the field of art, he has had

Handbook of Musical History and Bibliography, A. By James E. Matthew. A reissue, with revision, of a manual which first appeared in 1892. It reviews the history of music from St. Gregory down to the present time. The history is almost entirely devoted to the personal and descriptive side of the subject, fcw musical examples being given. Each chapter closes with a bibliography of general works on the subject, with two chapters on the early history of music and musical instruments. Medieval music is reviewed in Holland, Italy, Germany and England. Two chapters sketch the rise of the opera and oratorio, and the last half of the book is devoted to music in modern countries during the last two centuries. Illustrated. 486 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Oxford History of Music, The. The Music of the Seventeenth Century. By C. Hubert H. Parry. Three opening chapters analyze the musical motive of the seventeenth century, the new steps which were taken in it by various composers, and the links between the new and old. The way in which these new principles spread is next described and their appearance in England, influenced by French taste. The last half of the book analyzes English music of the Commonwealth and passes on to modern instrumental music, the Italian method in opera, and the beginnings of German music, culminating in Bach. The book is, therefore, an analysis of the music of the century from the English standpoint, strictly comparative, passing from its origins and development to its successors. A preface points out that while the seventeenth century has left little to interest posterity, it is important as a transition period from earlier music to modern methods.

Short History of Music, A. By Alfredo Untersteiner. A history of music from the very earliest time to 1901, in which not a single name of importance in its whole history has been omitted. The chapter on the history of the art of singing is unique; the development of the science of music, the history of our scales and the development of the orchestra are treated briefly and yet so clearly that the merest

American Animals. By Witmer Stone and William Everett Cram. Each of the mammals in this work is given in the first place its scientific name, next a minute description, and last a life history. The author says in his preface: "The key at the end of the volume will be found of service in identifying unknown mammals, and includes certain characters omitted from the body of the book. As a guide to further study there has been appended a bibliography of the principal works on North American mammals. To many of these I would express my indebtedness, especially to the writings of Allen, Merriam, Miller, Bangs and Rhoads, and also my acknowledgments to the Academy of Natural Science of Philadelphia and Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads for the privilege of studying the specimens contained in their collections. The text and photographs are all reproduced from standard works, while the plates are largely from the brush or camera of Mr. A. Radclyffe Dugmore, whose name is so intimately connected with illustrations of Nature." Illustrated. 318 pp. Indexed. Quarto.

First Book of Forestry. By Filibert Roth. Written by the Chief of the United States Division of Forestry and plentifully illustrated, this primer on the subject is intended to aid the introduction of the study of forestry into public schools and country homes. "In keeping with this purpose there has been no attempt to write a text book or manual of Forestry; but an effort has been made to present in simple. non-technical language some of the general

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Poetical Works of Robert Burns, The. New Century Library. With frontispiece. 790 pp. 18mo.

Poetical Works of Alfred, Lord Tenny. son, The. These are two daintily bound volumes of poetry of the character to make most acceptable gift books. That of Burns is in cloth; that of Tennyson in limp leather. The pages are fine and thin, the text small but legible. New Century Library. With frontispiece. 600 pp. 18mo.

Among the Trees Again. By Evaleen Stein. 90 pp. 18mo.

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Ancient Legends of Different Nations. Compiled by Elizabeth M. Lum. Legends brought together from various sources, printed without reference to their authors except in the case of certain copyright works-some medieval, some modern, and some dealing with historic incident. No principle of selection seems apparent. 77 pp.

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Ballad Book, The. Edited by William Allingham. With introduction and no notes. 397 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Call of the Sea and Other Poems, The. By L. Frank Tooker. Poems of the sea for the most part, written by a graduate of Yale in 1877, with much heat and fervor and much sense of both rhythm and form. 159 pp. 16mo.

Kuloskap the Master and Other Algonkin Poems. Translated metrically by C. Charles G. Leland and John D. Prince. Lovers of folk lore and students of our own Indian legends in particular will find a treasure in this book. It is the epic of an Indian demigod, a creation myth, which

takes cognizance, in a striking way, of the Flood and the Ark, and ends with a promise of a Twilight of Man, if not of the gods. Kuloskap, a semi-god himself, the principle of good, conquers his twin brother, the spirit of evil, and loads man with benefits; he metes out justice and reward, then disappears from the earth to return on the Last Day for its destruction. Illustrated. 370 pp. 12mo.-N. Y. Mail and Express.

Little Book of Ping-Pong Verse, A. Who could have imagined that more than eighty sets of verses relating to ping-pong could be found in current periodicals and newspapers which would seem to a business-like publisher worth collecting and preserving in a book? Some of the verses are very good, too. They are from many sources, English and American, and there is a great deal of clever versification in them. The humorous narrative in rhyme, the sonnet, the triolet, the ballade, the easy imitation of the Omarian quatrain, the inevitable travesty on "Excelsior"-all are here, and we must confess that the collection has a sort of reprehensible charm. 150 pp. 16m0.-N. Y. Times Saturday Review.

Love, Laurels and Laughter. By Beatrice Hanscom. These little poems, in the style of vers de Société have appeared in Century, Critic, Puck, Life, Judge, Vogue, Truth, Four O'Clock and the Ladies' Home Journal. Bright, keen and quick, with no special note and with some touches and traces of imitation, they give a feminine view of many social situations. With a frontispiece by W. J. Hulbert. 156 pp. 12m0.

Love Songs and Other Poems. By Owen Innsley. 18mo.

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Nonsense Anthology, A. Collected by Carolyn Wells. The first adequate anthology ever attempted. The Kings of Nonsense, English and American, are represented by extensive quotations of their most delectable achievements, and not only they, but the lesser lights as well, so that this volume stands for all that is representative and delightful and best in this mad-cap department of humor. 289 pp. 16m0.

Pocketful of Posies, A. By Abbie Farwell Brown. The verses, which are usually short, have the very air of children's play; they are full of sprightliness, humor and grace, and present in a variety of simple verse-forms a little panorama of child-life

through the changing hours of the day and the varying seasons of the year. Illustrated. 166 pp. 12mo.

Select Translations from Old English Poetry. Edited, with prefatory notes and indexes, by Albert S. Cook and Chauncey B. Tinker. Some quite good translations of portions of the very old English literature, beginning with Widsith and going on down to Bede's account of Caudman. There are passages from Beawulf; there are a few of Reddles, several of the Charms, "The Wife's Complaint" and various other poems rendered in acceptable form. 185 pp. 12mo.

Sisters of Reparatrice. By Lucia Gray Swett. A volume of verse, whose opening poem takes up the presence among the "Sisters of Reparatrice" at Genoa of Donadio, the opera singer, who has for several years been a Sister in the Convent. The other poems are on familiar New England incidents and surroundings. 45 pp. 12mo.

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Song of the Wedding Bells, The. William B. Ockhame. From the events of The Wooing, with the thwartings_of_true love, in New York and New England, through The Wedding Trip, with its Southern legends and Florida outings, to the comedy and pathos and triumphant close of The Fireside, in the beautiful Rampo Hills, near the far-famed Tuxedo Park, there are an unflagging glow and whirl of passion. It is a good book for young people, because it expresses what they feel; and a good book for old people, because it makes them feel young. 118 pp. 18mo.

Songs of Two Centuries. By Will Carleton. This book is divided into different sections, and shows in the fullest degree the versatility of its author's style. There are "Songs of the Nation," "Songs of the Rivers," "Songs of the Mountains," "Songs of Pleasure and Pain," "Songs of Months and Days," etc., etc., ranging from grave to gay, and from the most dignified English to the quaintest dialect. Illustrated. 157 pp. 8vo.

Tudor and Stuart Love Songs. Collected by J. Potter Briscoe. From the amatory verse produced by seventy-one writers during the reign of Henry the Eighth and down to those of the early Georges, 113 appear in this love anthology. A limitation of space prevents further biographical particulars being given than the years of birth

insurance company, complete the work. Illustrated. 304 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Government and the State. By Frederic Wood. In order that Government shall act for the best interests of the people, an understanding of the character of the people of a State is imperative. The moral and physical characteristics of a people thus become an important preliminary study in Political Science. This treatise will help to awaken an interest in Political Science, and will spread a knowledge of its principles. Nowhere is this knowledge more needed than in the United States, where very citizen participates more or less in the functions of government, and where, consequently, erroneous notions are likely to produce disastrous results. 310 pp. Indexed.

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Coming City, The. By Richard T. Ely. This volume is suggestive, rather than expository, of the needs of good government in the twentieth century city. The author shows that more than one-half of our whole population will soon be found within the cities. The problem of how best to administer their affairs is therefore one of national importance. The tendencies of the past and present are outlined, and the progress in the spirit of municipal reform is shown by concrete illustrations and notes. 110 pp. 16mo.

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Funds and Their Uses. By F. A. Cleveland. "Funds," or representatives wealth, are the subjects of this work. They are classified in the first part as money funds, credit funds and instruments of transfer. The next part describes the transfer of funds by gift or inheritance, by exchange, by sales of commercial credit and by sales of long time paper. The institutions by which funds are handled, the Government Treasury, Savings Bank, Building and Loan Associations, the commercial bank, the trust company, the broker and the

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Government of New York, The. William C. Morley, Ph. D. This volume gives a brief and comprehensive review of the government of the State in respect to its historical growth, its structural features and the work which it performs for the benefit of the people. The growth of the government is traced from its earliest form to the present time, through the Dutch, the English and the Constitutional period. The structure of the government includes a general discussion of the State constitution as a fundamental law defining the constitutional rights of the people and the frame of the government; citizenship and the suffrage, as showing the part taken by the people in the exercise of political authority; the central government in its various branches; and the local government in its different forms. 294 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Imperialism. By J. A. Hobson. A criticism of the colonial expansion of the past thirty years which is classed as a whole as "Imperialism." The first part discusses its economic origin and the second disputes the assumption that it is an advantage either to the governing or governed races. The summary of the book is contained in its closing paragraph: "Imperialism is a depraved choice of national life, imposed by selfseeking interests which appeal to the lusts of quaintative acquisitiveness and of forceful domination surviving in a nation from early centuries of animal struggle for existence. Its adoption as a policy implies a deliberate renunciation of that cultivation of the higher inner qualities which for a nation as for an individual constitutes the ascendency of reason over brute impulse. It is the besetting sin of all successful States, and its penalty is unalterably in the order of nature." 400 pp. 8vc.

New Empire, The. By Brooks Adams. 243 pp. Indexed. 12mo. See review, page 253.

Our Benevolent Feudalism. By W. J. Ghent. In this work the author examines into the more striking social and political phenomena as observed in America to-day. These are the enormous growth of consolidation, the increase of farm tenantry and of child labor; the construction of "model workshops and villages; the giving of oldage pensions to "deserving" workmen and of immense benefactions for social purposes. In these phenomena and in the powers and influences that make for their continuance the author finds the essentials of a renascent feudalism, which though differing in many respects from that of the time of Edward I, is yet based upon the same status and mutual relationship of lord, agent and underling. It is a feudalism somewhat graced by a sense of ethics and somewhat restrained by a fear of democracy. 202 pp. Indexed. 12mo.

Retrospect and Prospect. By A. T. Mahan. Capt. Mahan's essays in this volume, in their main features, are in direct sequence of those of his previous volumes. "The Interest of America in Sea Power" and "The Problem of Asia." The title article, "Retrospect and Prospect," in its scope, serves as a connecting link between the present and their predecessors; indicating the continuity of interest and gradual development of the several subjects dealt with. 309 pp. 12mo.

luminating it by homely illustrations without entering into controversial subjects. 278 pp. 12mo.

Century of Jewish Missions, A. By A. E. Thompson. With an introduction by W. E. Blackstone. The first third of this book is occupied with a sketch of Jewish conditions during the nineteenth century. A brief sketch of mission work among Jews during eighteen centuries is succeeded by a careful study of the work done in different parts of the world among the members of this race. An appendix gives the statistics in regard to Jewish Missions, and a list of Jewish Mission periodicals. The description of Jewish work is arranged geographically, the work done by each society being described in connection with the place where it is carried on. Illustrated. 286 pp. 12mo.

Child for Christ, The. By A. H. McKinney, Ph. D. With a prologue by A. F. Schauffler. Parental and Sunday school "teaching" that ends with the acquisition of Bible facts and even of moral principles, is not enough. The children need guidance and training to discipleship; they need to be led to a positive decision. This book comes out of long and varied experience as pastor, superintendent and the counsellor of a multitude of earnest workers. It was written because of a need and a demand. Brief, pointed, practical, it appeals especially to parents, pastors and Sunday school workSecond edition. 124 pp.

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Church's One Foundation, The. By the Rev. W. Robertson Nicoll. This book is made up of articles which have already been published in the British Weekly. They have been carefully revised, and some notes and references have been added. 227 pp. 12mo.

Epistle to the Hebrews, The. By Adolph Saphir. A translation of an analysis of this epistle by Adolph Saphir, a converted Jew. The exposition was originally delivered in England as a lecture course in 1872-73. It is now issued from the English plates in two volumes. Without entering into any of the disputed questions as to text, authorship or date, the lectures deal with the epistle from its Christological side, its argument having been effectual to the conversion of the author. New American edition. Two vols. 440-890 pp. 12mo.

In the Hour of Silence. By John Edgar McFadyen. By its excellence and its help